A tech legend is dying. Corporate greed killed her
A well-known and beloved technology portal that is older than some of Telepolis’ readers is disappearing from the web. This is a huge loss for passionate enthusiasts.
Technology fans can now choose from a variety of sources for news, reviews, and tests. Print magazines, websites, YouTube channels, podcasts, and even TikTokers. However, there are still a few real dinosaurswho remember when there were more giants on the CPU and GPU market than AMD, Intel and NVIDIA.
It’s the end for AnandTech after more than 27 years in the industry
One of them was the website AnandTech Founded in 1997. For English speakers, it was a great source of information, with reviews often focusing on very technical and in-depth analyses. Many of the big YouTubers and editorial teams now say directly that AnandTech was their inspiration.
Unfortunately, After more than 27 years of operation, AnandTech is closing. This information has already been confirmed by the official farewell of the editor-in-chief. Previous publications and the forum will still be available. However, no new news or reviews will appear, and registration of new accounts is disabled.
What is the reasoning behind this decision? Corporate greed. The founder of the website was Anand Lal Shimpi. However, after years of activity and with a lot of experience, in 2014 he was hired as an engineer in Apple. The editorial office passed into the hands of long-time editor Ryan Smith. It was later bought by Future PLC.
At this point, problems began to arise. Future PLC also has other technological media in its hands – including Tom’s Hardware, Tom’s Guide, TechRadar and PC Gamer. There was no shortage of pressure regarding the tested equipment or published content.so as not to cannibalize traffic on other sites.
This did not please the editors, who gradually began to leave AnandTech. Of course, the farewell letter was written in a more diplomatic tone, where we can read about “changing media market” and “time to make room for new journalists”.
Despite everything the loss of such an old, experienced medium focused on enthusiasts, not laymen, is a huge loss. Even if we are talking about the English-language side. We can only hope that we will soon see these experienced editors in other editorial offices.
