PC World goes all Circuit City

What I mean is, the magazine fired let go downsized right sized fired a slew of its long-term columnists, notably Steve Bass, Steve Manes, and Dan Tynan. Why? One can assume it’s that the idea of having loyal, long-term writers with a significant following who helped make the magazine great… well, they’re not needed anymore.

Circuit City did this when it fired it’s knowledgeable, experienced employees in favor of the fly-by-night sales staff. (So, CC, how’d that work out for ya?)

Anyway, the good news is that I heard from Steve Bass, and — like all smart and driven folks, he’s moved on to the next thing — taking his brain (and his column) to a new place.

That new place is TechBite, where you’ll be able to read his column and — well, who knows what else.

But here’s how I see it: You can get buying guides and how-tos just about anywhere. A Google search will find you 50,000 ways to do anything you want. What makes a magazine worth reading is its personality and its features. When you let folks like Bass &tc. go, you lose those things and become just another review site.

So go visit Steve.