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These changes appear to me to be a calculated move by the Penton Corp. Obviously, a large number of current subscribers, (free & <$25 contributors), will not be subscribers going forward. They calculate that there will be a sufficient number of $25 (or more) subscribers to make up the loss. I fear that this calculation is fundamentally flawed.

The one common element that has drawn us to WS for many years is the focus on the Windows OS. With the dilution of focus going forward by including Android, IOS, Linux, "all things internet", the interest of many subscribers will wane. There are many, many other sources of information for these extraneous interests. Losing focus will hasten the departure of the coveted $25+ subscribers.

I find the arbitrary $25, $39 & $59 subscription levels confounding. I wonder what we have access to now that will not be available if I subscribe to the "entry-level" $25 annual fee? More corporate miscalculation?

I have a feeling that the current editors are being held hostage as well through this transition. This is not their idea of how to manage a newsletter.

I have some time left before my subscription is up for renewal. Here's hoping Penton is listening.

If you try to install this update on a 64bit Windows system, you will receive the following error message:

“The update is not applicable to your computer”

Learned the hard way..

And just an additional note on this patch… It is for 32bit Windows 7 only.

RE: KB2502285

I have Windows 7 64bit too. The patch WILL NOT INSTALL on 64 bit systems. Don’t waste your time trying to find this update. Now the question is, are 64 bit systems immune to this potential BSOD described in the update ? -or- will there be a 64 bit version of this update released ?