I’ve been a daily (or more often) reader of MacSurfer Headline News for years. Could be decades, although I’m not sure when this compiler of all news re Apple and Mac began appearing daily online. I’ve subscribed along the way, a very modest annual fee.

Recently, the site’s publisher, Phil Pearson, announced his intention to retire, with plans to have two others continue to maintain the site. He asked readers to offer support with a $40 annual subscription. I immediately ponied up.

Dear MHN Readers: Retirement beckons after 25+ years of producing one heckuva news resource of All-Things-Apple. Beginning for 2020, MacSurfer will move to a Subscription Platform.

I ask our dedicated MHN Readers to please subscribe and support our amazing editors, Darren and Scott, so they can continue on with MacSurfer for many many years to come. All it will take is 10 subscribers daily to keep MHN going. I know I can count on your loyal patronage…

Cordially, Phil Pearson, Publisher.

But then, early this morning, I received a notification from PayPal of a refund. When I checked, it was from MacSurfer. That immediately had me flying over to Macsurfer.com to find out what was going on.

Readers today are greeted with this sudden announcement.

MacSurfer’s Headline News ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear MHN Readers:

Not seeing a viable future with subscriptions, MacSurfer and TechNN will cease operations effective immediately. Please allow a few weeks to process forthcoming refunds. If need be, subscription inquiries can be addressed to the Publisher at the bottom of the Homepage.

Thanks kindly for your support, and thanks for the memories…

MacSurfer’s Headline News Team

I am so very sad to read this. Now I’ll have a gap in my daily morning routine. I’ll be feeling its absence for a long while, I predict.

In the meantime, I hope the Phil and the others behind MacSurfer know how much their faithful readers appreciated the hard work that went into their site.