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PCWorld
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Customer Reviews
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Enjoyed All The Info
R. Mendz•September 14, 2017
Very interesting and informative. Thought it'd be too technical, but it isn't. It had a lot of "nice-to-know" stuff. There are some "heavy" tech articles, but even those were nice-to-know and well laid out. Overall, I'd say it's nice to go thru, and have some "detailed" info on all the tech we are having to deal with these days; besides just turning it "on" or "off". I enjoyed going thru the whole magazine.
Informative Computer Magazine
J. Daniel Emmanuel•April 30, 2017
Always found this magazine to have much useful and helpful info concerning PC's, tablets and other computer related devices, hardware and accessories.
Like high-schoolers writing a term paper
Amazon Customer•August 15, 2016
Surprised at how little actual content there was. Like high-schoolers writing a term paper, it's like they use enormous fonts and pictures to pad out the page count. Very disappointing compared to what it was when I had a print subscription.
If you are like me and only have Microsoft platforms or want to ...
Rick•July 28, 2016
I ordered the subscription due to its heavy coverage of Microsoft items. However, after purchase I found out that it is not compatible with the Kindle app for Microsoft platforms only apple platforms. If you are like me and only have Microsoft platforms or want to read the magazine on a Microsoft platform it doesn't work.
PC World App no longer works properly in 2015
Wanderer•February 10, 2015
In a nutshell - the PC World app broke approximately October 2014, and the recent revised version is even worse. I've lost access to issues I paid for, and PC World had not answered my email. A good example of the worst way to provide and online magazine.
I've been a PC World subscriber for years. Soon after I bought my Kindle, I downloaded the Kindle app which was free for magazine subscribers. I found the display on the app to be satisfactory. It was nice to be able to have access to the past year's issues on my Kindle; I no longer needed to store the paper version. All of that changed late in 2014. When I tried to download the current issue, the app said it needed a new version of "MIB" (whatever that was). I could still see the issues previously downloaded, but none of the newer issues.
I contacted PC World and was advised to delete the app and download another copy. I was afraid I would lose access to the issues already downloaded, but I also wanted the current issues. So, I took the PC World advice and deleted the app and downloaded the current version. I immediately found that all previous versions were no longer available. Even worse, new versions still were blocked because the "MIB" version still wasn't working.
A few weeks later, a new version of the app was placed on my Kindle. I was able to see quite a few back issues (all had to be downloaded) along with the current issue; February 2015. I downloaded the February 2015 issue and found it worked well. I then tried to download issues prior to February 2015 - all said download. The download took 5-10 minutes, and I then had two choices: Cancel and Read. The progress meter stopped at 99%. Cancel immediately deleted the issue just downloaded. Read displayed the issue just downloaded. However, when I left the app, the issue was deleted and had to be downloaded each time I wanted to view it.
Other reviewers have noted that when their subscription expired, all of the electronic issues they had paid for also disappeared. My subscription expires in May 2015, so I expect that all of the issues I paid for will disappear when my subscription expires. Amazon should either require PC World to fix the app and restore access to issues already purchased, or delete the app from the Kindle store.
This is a shame because a year ago, PC World had the best display of any technical magazines. I don't have convenient access to any issues prior to February 2015. I don't know what to expect in March 2015, but unless PC World lets me once again access and store the issues I've already paid for, I will no longer be a customer.
My advice for new subscribers: save your money until the app is fixed.
I've been a PC World subscriber for years. Soon after I bought my Kindle, I downloaded the Kindle app which was free for magazine subscribers. I found the display on the app to be satisfactory. It was nice to be able to have access to the past year's issues on my Kindle; I no longer needed to store the paper version. All of that changed late in 2014. When I tried to download the current issue, the app said it needed a new version of "MIB" (whatever that was). I could still see the issues previously downloaded, but none of the newer issues.
I contacted PC World and was advised to delete the app and download another copy. I was afraid I would lose access to the issues already downloaded, but I also wanted the current issues. So, I took the PC World advice and deleted the app and downloaded the current version. I immediately found that all previous versions were no longer available. Even worse, new versions still were blocked because the "MIB" version still wasn't working.
A few weeks later, a new version of the app was placed on my Kindle. I was able to see quite a few back issues (all had to be downloaded) along with the current issue; February 2015. I downloaded the February 2015 issue and found it worked well. I then tried to download issues prior to February 2015 - all said download. The download took 5-10 minutes, and I then had two choices: Cancel and Read. The progress meter stopped at 99%. Cancel immediately deleted the issue just downloaded. Read displayed the issue just downloaded. However, when I left the app, the issue was deleted and had to be downloaded each time I wanted to view it.
Other reviewers have noted that when their subscription expired, all of the electronic issues they had paid for also disappeared. My subscription expires in May 2015, so I expect that all of the issues I paid for will disappear when my subscription expires. Amazon should either require PC World to fix the app and restore access to issues already purchased, or delete the app from the Kindle store.
This is a shame because a year ago, PC World had the best display of any technical magazines. I don't have convenient access to any issues prior to February 2015. I don't know what to expect in March 2015, but unless PC World lets me once again access and store the issues I've already paid for, I will no longer be a customer.
My advice for new subscribers: save your money until the app is fixed.
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