4: The End of Macworld As We Know It

The history of Macworld magazine, from it's heyday to shutting down the presses.

 

• Guests
  • John Siracusa
    • @siracusa
    • Hypercritical Site
    • Accidental Tech Podcast
  • Jason Snell
    • @jsnell
    • Six Colors
  • Serenity Caldwell
    • @settern
    • iMore
    • Personal Site
• References
  • Macworld (Wikipedia)
  • John Siracusa on Steve Jobs & the original issue of Macworld
  • Mac Clones
  • MacUser (Wikipedia)
  • Macintosh II FX
  • Chandler Bing reading Macworld on Friends
  • Macworld to end print edition (NYTimes)
  • Jason Snell: Goodbye Macworld
• Music
  • The theme music is by Terique Greenfield.
  • Ad music is by Kebu.
  • Scoring for this episode is by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder.

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