Time Magazine App quitting TP

fellowman39047 · 02/19/2012, 10:20 PM

Just went to download this week's issue and got a warning page that Time would no longer support the TouchPad effective March. Suspect that will mean the end of SI and People too?

dignitary · 02/19/2012, 10:42 PM

Probably not a bad assumption given they share the same parent company.

Infinite Jest · 02/20/2012, 12:10 AM

Ahh crap. I was enjoying my digital subscription. Cm 9 it is I guess.

eblade · 02/20/2012, 01:12 AM

I'd send a "Screw you" letter to the publisher, shrug.

dignitary · 02/20/2012, 01:35 AM

It's Time-Warner; they'd give about as much attention to it as your typical armchair politician writing a hate letter to the CNN staff on Twitter.

Andreas · 06:02 AM

Is this a US only app special for Time or from within Zinio?

Edited:
Just tried and it seems like its only available in the US ie their loss, when will devs learn that there is a market outside US of A too?

gderoiste · 02/20/2012, 09:01 AM

i would have bought it, if it were available in Ireland ....

woosh · 09:32 AM

They advertised it as free, but when you installed it, it said first three issues free. And peope gave them bad reviews over that. That's a shame about Time magazine pulling their support.
I'll feel bad if SI gets pulled from the app cat. That swimsuit issue's got to look nice on the touchpad.

After you have the app and have it 'converted' , really how hard is it to continue to port it? This is an insane time for the publishing industry, and you think they'd try to be plugged in to as many places as they could.

Sales of People and Time are down (newstand sales). According to this Newsstand magazine sales keep tumbling for People, Enquirer, etc. - latimes.com the biggest spike in newstand sales was........Game Informer magazine!

Mutoidi · 02/20/2012, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andreas

Just tried and it seems like its only available in the US ie their loss, when will devs learn that there is a market outside US of A too?

When will US COMPANIES (HP included!) learn to work with the non-US markets????

It is one (ever smaller) World we live upon.. especially where rapid growth Digital Comms is concerned!

vivajay69 · 02/20/2012, 12:02 PM

Yah it's for all 3 of the mags (I have all 3 and this really blows). I hope they come out with the beta to the Cynamogin 9 mod soon!!! Not to mention Android has a ton of more mags that are available.

kryptonite_2448 · 02/20/2012, 10:47 PM

I sent them some hate mail as well. Supposed to hear back within two days.

patchs · 02/21/2012, 10:01 AM

Very disappointing news, I read SI and Time on my Touchpad and will miss it.
Zinio doesn't carry Time Inc mags so I guess I'll be putting Android on my TP in March (beta by then?) to be able to read them.

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fellowman39047 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 47 Likes Received: 5 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Time Magazine App quitting TP Just went to download this week's issue and got a warning page that Time would no longer support the TouchPad effective March. Suspect that will mean the end of SI and People too?
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Andreas Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SE Posts: 813 Likes Received: 33 Thanks: 50 Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts	Is this a US only app special for Time or from within Zinio? Edited: Just tried and it seems like its only available in the US ie their loss, when will devs learn that there is a market outside US of A too? __________________ Treo 180 270 600 650 Centro Pre Pr3 tPad Last edited by Andreas; 02/20/2012 at 06:02 AM.
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woosh Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: mountains of PA Posts: 211 Likes Received: 29 Thanks: 37 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts	They advertised it as free, but when you installed it, it said first three issues free. And peope gave them bad reviews over that. That's a shame about Time magazine pulling their support. I'll feel bad if SI gets pulled from the app cat. That swimsuit issue's got to look nice on the touchpad. After you have the app and have it 'converted' , really how hard is it to continue to port it? This is an insane time for the publishing industry, and you think they'd try to be plugged in to as many places as they could. Sales of People and Time are down (newstand sales). According to this Newsstand magazine sales keep tumbling for People, Enquirer, etc. - latimes.com the biggest spike in newstand sales was........Game Informer magazine! __________________ You plug your phone in? Last edited by woosh; 02/20/2012 at 09:32 AM. Reason: grammer
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vivajay69 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 30 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Yah it's for all 3 of the mags (I have all 3 and this really blows). I hope they come out with the beta to the Cynamogin 9 mod soon!!! Not to mention Android has a ton of more mags that are available.
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patchs Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,210 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 79 Thanked 80 Times in 53 Posts	Very disappointing news, I read SI and Time on my Touchpad and will miss it. Zinio doesn't carry Time Inc mags so I guess I'll be putting Android on my TP in March (beta by then?) to be able to read them.
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