As I stated in the last Forum on this subject, that it should be entitled Editors Choice awards the way it was run this year. 300 people is just too small a sampling no matter what the "experts" state.
I also agree that IW does not seem to grasp whom thier audience is. While I may have a free subscription, they are supposed to be targeting it at my department head who relies on myself and others for recommendations.
On the whole, I have grown quite disgusted with IW over the last 3 months. Coverage is going downhill and reliant on press releases. Windows is the dominant topic although it is not the dominant NOS (Novell is dead and dying so I guess it doesn't count anymore). I've actually started going back to PCWeek (gasp!) for items it is getting so bad. And even Information Week is turning out some good stuff in comparison now.
And as you pointed out, I've gotten to where I have to ask my peers about products because you sure can't get a clear or good answer anymore from the reviews since they are not there (does not run on Windows...)
Kyfho
Doug Glenn
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