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2024/08/30 07:14:30 (permalink)
https://www.techpowerup.com/326107/anandtech-shuts-down-an-icon-of-tech-news-and-reviews-rides-into-the-sunset
 
AnandTech, a tech publication that practically everyone in the computing industry is aware of, announced that it is shutting down. Named after its founder, Anand Lal Shimpi, AnandTech was founded in 1997 by the then 15-year-old Anand, and went on to become one of the top sources of PC hardware and gaming news and reviews, particularly in the golden age of PC (the 1990s and the 2000s). It is one of the key sites that inspired the founding of TechPowerUp. Anand and his crew have remained our friends and peers throughout this time.

Some of the biggest tectonic shifts in the tech world were parsed through Anand's keyboard. At age 32, Anand left the publication he founded to pursue a job with Apple, handing it to his friend and editor, Ryan Smith, and publisher Purch, which was later acquired by Future PLC. The site would continue to maintain the highest standards of reporting and evaluation for the following decade. AnandTech says that Future PLC will keep the site up and running, so all of its invaluable content remains accessible. We will dearly miss you, AnandTech.
 
Goodbye Anandtech. You'll be missed. 

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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/08/30 07:17:57 (permalink)
    that is sad news - they always had great review details

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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/08/30 08:12:10 (permalink)
     
    Wow that sucks. It's great that they will keep the content up, but no reason is cited in that link for them closing their ongoing activity. I wonder what happened.
     


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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/08/31 04:49:04 (permalink)
    Sad day, indeed!  I always looked at the reviews on the site.  Always professionally done and thorough. 

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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/09/01 05:57:10 (permalink)
    RIP friends. Another great source lost.

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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/09/02 08:01:24 (permalink)
    It was a good and trusted news site over the last couple decades. 

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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/09/04 18:47:33 (permalink)
    Wow. Ive read many an article

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    Re: AnandTech Shuts Down, an Icon of Tech News and Reviews Rides into the Sunset 2024/09/08 17:09:08 (permalink)
    RIP ... it was my staple back in the day

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