"For better or worse, we've reached the end of a long journey-one that started with a review of an AMD processor, and has ended with the review of an AMD processor," wrote Smith, referring to reviews of AMD's K6 and Ryzen 9000-series chips, respectively. "It's fittingly poetic, but it is also a testament to the fact that we've spent the last 27 years doing what we love, covering the chips that are the lifeblood of the computing industry."
Smith implied that the shutdown was a financial decision on Future's part. "[T]he market for written tech journalism is not what it once was-nor will it ever be again," wrote Smith. "There is still more that I had wanted AnandTech to do, but after 21,500 articles, this was a good start."
Ars Technica founder and Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher agreed with Smith's assessment, stating, "The market for tech journalism has changed. Technology is now thoroughly mainstream when compared to the late '90s. Big Tech advertisers are just as happy now to market their products or services on lifestyle websites as they once were on specialized tech sites."
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