In a press release issued today Quark accepts and announces receipt of the 2004 Macworld Editor’s Choice (Eddy) Award in the Most Improved Page-Layout Software category for QuarkXPress 6.5 (related story).
“We are very pleased to get this level of recognition from such a flagship publication as Macworld,†said Kamar Aulakh, Quark president and CEO. “It acknowledges the hard work of our employees and validates the new spirit of Quark. New features such as image editing and native Photoshop file import add value to the product and provide a real benefit for our customers.â€
The announcement mentions in connection with the award the QuarkVista image editing features of the free 6.5 upgrade (reviewed here for Quark VS InDesign by Samuel John Klein) and the native Adobe Photoshop image PSD Import Xtensions (reviewed here by Quark VS InDesign’s Pariah S. Burke) as well as 6.5’s new Citrix server support and the free font package from LinoType for upgrading customers.
Following the story of the Macworld “snub” of InDesign quite clearly reminds me why I don’t subscribe to them anymore.
It’s not that they aren’t a good magazine; they are well-produced, well-designed, and fairly informative. But I got the feeling (now, this is subjective, mind) that they are really just a corporate conduit. None of their reviews was ever really compelling.
I, on the other hand, adore Mac Addict. I love thier scrappy (and sometimes sarcastic) take on Mac issues and releases. The staff clearly has fun doing the mag (as anyone who has ever viewed thier numerous staff videos will gather the impression). Thier editorial stance is not just Mac-friendly, it’s more like “Mac…O YAH!”