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PC World was first announced at the COMDEX trade show in Las Vegas on the 10th of November 1982. The magazine did not appear on newsstands until March 1983, but its announcement marked the birth of a new kind of publication designed to make personal computers accessible to the average person.
Andrew Fluegelman served as the first editor of PC World and led the charge to demystify the rapidly changing hardware and software landscape. He guided the magazine to become a guide for consumers rather than a trade journal for engineers, working alongside writers like Steve Bass and Daniel Tynan.
PC World reached exactly 1,000,453 paid subscriptions by the 1st of February 1999. This achievement marked the first time a monthly technology publication had crossed the one million subscriber threshold, proving the audience for computer advice was vast and hungry.
Harry McCracken resigned from PC World on the 1st of May 2007 because the new CEO Colin Crawford attempted to block an unfavorable story about Apple and Steve Jobs. McCracken viewed this move as a direct violation of journalistic integrity and a breach of editorial independence.
PC World ceased its thirty-year print run on the 10th of July 2013 when owner IDG announced the magazine would transition to an online-only publication. The August 2013 issue was the last printed edition, signaling the death of the traditional computer magazine and the birth of a new digital age.
PC World has editions in 51 countries, including PC Advisor in the United Kingdom and PC Welt in Germany. The magazine expanded its reach to India on the 1st of July 2006 and continues to adapt its core mission to local markets ranging from Hungary to Vietnam.