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thewayneI posted earlier this year that DPReview was in danger of being shuttered in April as it had become an Amazon property and Amazon had slashed a bunch of less-than-sufficiently-profitable properties. Several people and freelancers were let go.
But the publication of articles throughout April continued at pretty much an unchanged pace. And May. And June. And no announcement as to what had changed.
Yesterday there was an announcement.
DPReview "...and its "current core editorial, tech, and business team[s]" were acquired by Gear Patrol, an independently owned consumer technology site founded by Eric Yang in 2007." Though the core team is intact, no announcement regarding trying to bring those who left back into the fold.
All original content will apparently remain available.
This is great news for photographers! Also a good potentially apocalyptic warning to people who might consider selling enterprises to Amazon.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/camera-review-site-dpreview-finds-a-buyer-avoids-shutdown-by-amazon/
But the publication of articles throughout April continued at pretty much an unchanged pace. And May. And June. And no announcement as to what had changed.
Yesterday there was an announcement.
DPReview "...and its "current core editorial, tech, and business team[s]" were acquired by Gear Patrol, an independently owned consumer technology site founded by Eric Yang in 2007." Though the core team is intact, no announcement regarding trying to bring those who left back into the fold.
All original content will apparently remain available.
This is great news for photographers! Also a good potentially apocalyptic warning to people who might consider selling enterprises to Amazon.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/camera-review-site-dpreview-finds-a-buyer-avoids-shutdown-by-amazon/
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Date: 2023-06-22 12:22 am (UTC)Hopefully people will learn the lesson. :o
Hugs, Jon