Amazon announces that it will stop updating the long-established camera review site 'DPReview' that lasts 25 years
DPReview.com to close: Digital Photography Review
https://www.dpreview.com/news/5901145460/dpreview-com-to-close
Amazon kills DPReview, the best camera review site on the web | TechCrunch
Amazon layoffs will shut down camera review site DPReview.com after 25 years | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/amazon-layoffs-will-shut-down-camera-review-site-dpreview-com-after-25-years/
DPReview, a camera review site born in the UK in 1998 and acquired by Amazon in 2007, moved its headquarters to the United States in 2010 and has been operating for a total of 25 years, dismissed all editorial staff, April 2023 We announced that we will stop updating in 10 days.
Amazon has announced that it will dismiss more than 18,000 employees in January 2023, and in March 2023, it will additionally dismiss more than 9,000 people. The closure of DPReview this time is seen as part of this employee reduction.
Amazon started dismissing more than 18,000 people, the most in history, mainly affecting retail and human resources departments-GIGAZINE
Former editorial staff Gannon Burgett said, ``Amazon's decision on staff dismissal was made in January 2023, and I was fired at that time.''
I've had to stay quiet on this one for far longer than I would've liked. My departure from @DPReview wasn't exactly by choice, as the decision was made for me when Amazon told us in January that we would be a part of the company's 18K layoffs. https://t.co/phalwYPrAf
— Gannon 'may or may not be notable' Burgett (@gannonburgett) March 21, 2023
News media Ars Technica said, ``The second-hand market for camera lenses and bodies is quite active even today, and if DPReview is completely closed, it will be a big blow to users trying to check reviews of old products. ' said.
The closure of DPReview was also talked about on Hacker News, leaving a note saying, 'If I want to buy something related to cameras, I read the article on DPReview first.' On the other hand, in response to this writing, ``The sales volume of digital single-lens reflex cameras, which peaked in 2010, is rapidly declining due to the development of smartphones.I also visited the site every day during the height of the digital single-lens reflex boom. But I can't remember when I last accessed it,' some users reflect on the decline of the camera market.
DPReview will continue to be updated until April 10, 2023, and can be viewed in read-only mode for a certain period after April 10. In addition, images and text uploaded by users to DPReview can be requested for download until April 6, 2023.
The content of DPReview after April 10, 2023 is undecided, and Mr. Burgett said, ``Amazon has not yet made plans for archiving the site. It is very disappointing that it will be permanently closed.'
Amazon hasn't yet come up with an archival plan for it, but hopefully something can be sorted out before closure. To see something like DPReview completely disappear forever would be a goddamn shame.
— Gannon 'may or may not be notable' Burgett (@gannonburgett) March 21, 2023
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