PCMag demands $12000 to link to an article

jasonthorsness 40 points 8 comments November 12, 2026
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jasonthorsness

This was the linked article: https://www.pcmag.com/articles/readers-choice-2026-photo-vid...

CSSer

So from the author’s reply, you can see that PCMag won. They got exactly what they wanted, and they would have in every scenario.

NetMageSCW

How the once mighty have fallen.

dcrazy

So they’re pulling the J.D. Power scam.

kristianp

For context, this guy is the author of paint.net (this wasn't obvious to me initially). https://paint.net/

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