MacMinute closes
MacMinute was one of my favorite Mac news sites, so it was with some sadness that I saw that its founder, Stan Flack, died back in April. The site has been quiet for a while, and now Flack's family has announced that they have decided to shut down the venerable Mac news site after serious efforts to keep it going fell through.Flack founded MacMinute back in 2001 not long after selling his original Mac news site MacCentral to Macworld in 1999. It is with respect that we at TUAW note the passing of this pioneer of the Mac web and add our condolences to many others out there among the community of Mac centered sites.
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MacMinute was one of my favorite Mac news sites, so it was with some sadness that I saw that its founder, Stan Flack, died back in April....
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You know, I just don't read Mac news sites anymore. TUAW keeps me up to date on everything Mac I need to know. I'm not saying good riddance, I'm just sayin'...
May 23 2008 at 3:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyStan was a big voice in the community. He and MacMinute will be missed...
May 23 2008 at 12:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyhow sad. i loved that site, too.
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This is the oddest comment on there:
"Due to reasons that are completely beyond our control, we are neither able to sell nor operate MacMinute."
Why can't they operate it or find someone who could? Something else is going on there.
I have been a member of the forums there for 7 years. It's sad to see everything is being shut down.
Maybe the assets of the site were in Stan's name and they were given to his wife or something, who didn't want it sold.
May 23 2008 at 11:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThat's a shame, it really is. I kept it in RSS for the past several weeks in hope of a change.
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