[Preview + Feedback] Digit June 2008 - 7th Anniversary Issue

[Raaabo]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

11. At starting this time they have the letters from us. One reveals a shocking truth for digit team which we all of us know.

take care. And "humko hamari purani digit lautado please."

Vimal Joshi

I just want to know what you mean by this statement?

[nvidia]

Originally Posted by Betruger

Hi..

"dIGIT is still the best tech mag available in d market " - Please explain me in details...
if u clearly explain,, i will give Rs.1000 as gift....

Tell me 5 reasons why it is NOT the best tech magazine??
Of course, the quality might have gone down recently, but there is no other magazine which comes close to digit. And from what i have observed, the style of writing and the presentation of the articles has changed. There is a lot of room for improvement. But, digit is the best tech magazine out there.
Digit Rocks.

[Sathish]

Originally Posted by nvidia

Tell me 5 reasons why it is NOT the best tech magazine??

1. DVD Quality
2. Tips and Trick Section (its becoming general help sections instead of saying any "Trick" and "Tip")
3. Repitative information (no new tech updates)
4. Poor Web Site
5. useful contents page decreased.(

(bonus) 6. Just read PCWORLD, CHIP.. compare their mag with 2007 and 2008...
Where is my Digit of 2003-2006...
Just think..

[toofan]

A letter titled ridiculous has been printed in opinions|inbox column. he has accused u of something serious and he was replied by you all very well.
But I too have heard that some people(may be very few) changes the ratings of the product review in the Bazaar section ,when they were offered ads of that brands. That I have heard from a group of vendors discussing about a product which was reviewed. They told me about one such incident. They told me that they started their carrier reading digit but all of them has left doing so. The reason they gave me is that this magazine is not left as such as it was 2-3 years ago and doesn't have much to provide them now. But that time I just ignored that statement.
But that letter reminds me of that incident again. But I hope you all will be doing your work with total faith and truth(means Imandari i am not getting the word).
Best wishes and Please don't change the formate of Fast track.
Vimal Joshi

[Sathish]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

A letter titled ridiculous has been printed in opinions|inbox column. he has accused u of something serious and he was replied by you all very well.
But I too have heard that some people(may be very few) changes the ratings of the product review in the Bazaar section ,when they were offered ads of that brands. That I have heard from a group of vendors discussing about a product which was reviewed. They told me about one such incident. They told me that they started their carrier reading digit but all of them has left doing so. The reason they gave me is that this magazine is not left as such as it was 2-3 years ago and doesn't have much to provide them now. But that time I just ignored that statement.
But that letter reminds me of that incident again. But I hope you all will be doing your work with total faith and truth(means Imandari i am not getting the word).
Best wishes and Please don't change the formate of Fast track.
Vimal Joshi

Hi Toofan...

Already digit has lot of disappointments to me...
Plzzz Dont increase it..

[rhitwick]

Hi guys,
Plz.............again I'm requesting u all.........plz don't thrash them so badly. They might have done some wrong this time........just give them a chance to prove. Everybody needs a second chance, u, me everyone.......

I'm a subscriber of Digit and I've received their copy on 18th of this month. I'm not angry as I've received it anyway. I just don't mind about d delay as its d contents dat compensate all d wait.
C, i'm a subscriber of PC world too. Their service is good, means I get d mag on 1st to 3rd of every month, but they are not up-to d mark of Digit. In some(i'l say quite a few areas they are still following Digit). I read Chip too from my office library..........as we all know about Chip-->Digit story.....I can still find similarities b/w these two. Articles are more standard in Digit.
DVD contents???? Oh come on...........Should DVD contents be an issue to get angry over such a wonderful mag. As I've said before, I'm saying again............DVD contents for Any magazine is same upto 80% irrespective of the month. Lets not fight over that.
Ya .......i agree after d takeover and some days before it the ads and paper quality has gone down but hey ......the articles are same informative.
Just give them a chance.......

[Sathish]

Originally Posted by rhitwick

Articles are more standard in Digit.

Just give them a chance.......

Are u working for Digit...
What do you say...?
r u read the "Power Management' article in CHIP...?


Digit has already got a second chance..(DEC 2007 and June 2008..)

All are knows what the standard goes on in Digit..
Im also digit reader from 2002 OCtober...to May 2008. (Yes i didnt buy June 08 issue for the first time..) and im also subscriber of PCWORLD, CHIP..

If my digit will concentrate on 'Suggestion box' , defintly i will sure, it will come back as "King" of Tech Mag..

[j_h]

hi all,
this is what i feel about JUNE 2008.

first of all why call it a jumbo fast track jab woh fast track "suru hote hi khatam ho jata hai". and you guys cant even provide DVD cases ? rs 200 main to aana chaiye. i dont know why you have split the fasttrack into so many tiny pieces. a huge color fast track on something intrestresting would have been better. if i compare this special with other specials digit used to give, it is thinner (i have not counted any pages but the mag feels thinner). you guyz could have at least made that ubuntu linux bootable.

the bottomline : not worth rs 200.
by the way , i have been buying digit from the early years when it was called CHIP and this is the most disappointing issue for me and it will be the last digit i bought.

[rhitwick]

Originally Posted by Betruger

Are u working for Digit...

No..........I don't......I support Digit because its Digit which made me(at least 70% contribution) wat I'm today.
Ya I've read Chip of this month. And I agree you that their articles are way good this time...........but.........hey not every time they are of same quality........
I think all people are angry as the anniversary issue has bombed us this way..........In the moment of crisis we have to stand by them..dats wat I'm asking only..........

[nihu]

Originally Posted by Betruger

1. DVD Quality
2. Tips and Trick Section (its becoming general help sections instead of saying any "Trick" and "Tip")
3. Repitative information (no new tech updates)
4. Poor Web Site
5. useful contents page decreased.(

(bonus) 6. Just read PCWORLD, CHIP.. compare their mag with 2007 and 2008...
Where is my Digit of 2003-2006...
Just think..

I will think or even not like to subscribe when I have to renew my account next year.

[uppalpankaj]

Digit's services have become pathetic. I am a subscriber since June 2003...

Today is 24th of June and I haven't recieved my copy of June issue (so called anniversary issue) yet...Pathetic services....I am not gonna renew next year if these things do not improve and they carry on like this.....

[Psychosocial]

got mine b4 3 days. Well a OK one nuthing so special. And "Jumbo Fast-Track" they arent Jumbo, it was just 10 pages booklets, or shall i call them ADVERTORIALS. seriously how do u guys manage to sneak in so much ADs?

[toofan]

Hi guys,
If you want to see what digit has done to us this month you can read my previous posts in which i have given details.

[roshan1236a]

Hello, Dear toofan_nainital

I will give u 1000rs can u even print only 1 copy of ur own version of digit and give 1 dvd and cd free with the issue??
The same paper quality and everything the same u can also add n numbers of adds.
I belive it is not possible.

The cost will be very high my dear frnd to print a mag. The aniversary issues and special issues are the money making period for any mags wether if it is "playboy" mag also. Nobody is here for free service.

It does happen some things will go wrong it must be us to realize and give suggestion to them instead of bashing them and piont out unecessary issues like the "letter to the editor". My dear frn I still do not know why only u get to hear these type of incidents.

[rhitwick]

^Ya......right bro.... I want to say the same thing.........don't just bash'em if they are not up to d mark for once.......support and suggest..........anyone even enemies can criticize but very few will be there to support.......

[victor_rambo]

Originally Posted by roshan1236a

Hello, Dear toofan_nainital

I will give u 1000rs can u even print only 1 copy of ur own version of digit and give 1 dvd and cd free with the issue??
The same paper quality and everything the same u can also add n numbers of adds.
I belive it is not possible.

The cost will be very high my dear frnd to print a mag. The aniversary issues and special issues are the money making period for any mags wether if it is "playboy" mag also. Nobody is here for free service.

It does happen some things will go wrong it must be us to realize and give suggestion to them instead of bashing them and piont out unecessary issues like the "letter to the editor". My dear frn I still do not know why only u get to hear these type of incidents.

I don't want to pick a fight with you, but I think these Digit guyz are mature enough in what they are doing. So if they under-perform according to ones expectations, he will bash them.

And speaking about somethings going wrong that does not matter because Digit is not going to give a concession to the user next time because they were wrong or something. So why stop the consumer from ranting? After all in a corporate world, performance is the only thing that matters. Its like 'T err is human but to forgive is against the company's policies'

[Sathish]

Originally Posted by rohan_shenoy

I don't want to pick a fight with you, but I think these Digit guyz are mature enough in what they are doing. So if they under-perform according to ones expectations, he will bash them.

And speaking about somethings going wrong that does not matter because Digit is not going to give a concession to the user next time because they were wrong or something. So why stop the consumer from ranting? After all in a corporate world, performance is the only thing that matters. Its like 'T err is human but to forgive is against the company's policies'

Excellent reply......

[toofan]

Hello roshan:1236a;
I (Betruger also)had given some suggestions .You can go the suggestion thread and check by urself.
I don't have any problem with the ads. But the way they have presented the june/08 issue it will only results in loss to the reader base and loss to the ads also. mean At last we have to suffer. so make them aware of what they are doing wrong.

[roshan1236a]

Oh great!!
u have saved the day man....good going.

[itechnoholic]

This anniversary edition was one of the third class edition ever.I am sorry but Digit is going lazy and lazy.I am very angry to pay Rs 200 for a useless bit of in formations .The DVDs which came with it ,I just threw them away with useless stuffs.

PCWORLD & CHIP is improving with very high speed.


This time Digit really disappointed us.The paper quality is also decreasing.

[nksinghal]

Well guys now stop bashing them. Bashing them is of no use. The issue was pretty bad and they messed up things really well. If we are not satisfied the subscribers among us can decide not to renew the subscription (since we are locked in and cannot claim refund) and the non-subscribers have always a choice of choosing not to buy any particular issue. If they go on publishing such issues they will realise their mistakes only in three or four months when the sales of DIGIT will start to dwindle. Don't wake them up lest them sleep in peace till their sales get dwindled

[itechnoholic]

Ya!
You are right. I am really fade up with them.......

[uppalpankaj]

Really wished the Digit could improve...I want the same Digit content and quality which was there 2-3 years back...I used 2 love Digit at that time...But with time things have changed...

The paper quality has gone down...The mag is filled with ads....

Please don't make a mockery of the Fast Track by dividing it into small booklets...Its just a waste

JUST GIVE US THE OLD DIGIT BACK...IMPROVE IT PLEASE....

And another thing, try to improve upon the services...U guys r really slow as far as delivery services r concerned...I haven't received my June issue still. Today is 28th June..Any subscriber will lose patience ultimately if these type of services r provided...

[Pravas]

hey are the ipod winners announced?? I am not regular now a days if i missed please pm me..??

[itechnoholic]

When will be the iPod Touch code be announced.!!!!


Please say....

[jOssiN]

[U]SEVENTH ANNIVESARY CONTEST (iPod Touch)[/U]
Where will the 7 lucky numbers be published at thinkdigit.com?
Will it be in the forum?

[k6153r]

I too can't wait.

Check out subscription offers on other popular Mags.

1. PCWorld 1 year subscription for Rs. 1500 and free extra 1 year subscription, worth Rs. 1500!. For an average mag, with lots of contests and giveaways in every issue. (I got a cap once.)

2. Chip 1 year subscription for Rs. 1099 with no freebies. (But extremely good selection of softwares, and the greatest packing).

3. Digit 1 year subscription for Rs. 1800 and free 1 GB Pen drive. (worth Rs. 175) Erstwhile greatest tech mag in India, now with the worst packing, horrible crap-filled dvds.


I'm going to buy this month's Digit today, if this too doesn't please me, I don't know, I may have to switch loyalty.

[src2206]

This is not worth of Rs. 200. Had it been a regular priced issue, I would have said its great...but it is not. Still thanks for not including worthless Bollywood potboilers in a tech mag, which primarily Digit is.