Many years ago in Australia there were 2 "local" magazines for electronics enthusiasts: EA (Electronics Australia) and ETI (Electronics Today International, what we bought here was basically an all aussie mag despite the name). The 2 mags were both published monthly, had great articles and projects, etc. They were basically parallel publications covering the same things with slightly different perspectives.
Sound familiar??
Anyway the day came when these 2 magazines became one: Electronics Australia ("with ETI" written in smaller font on the cover).
However .. that's not the end of the story!
A new comer had also come along, named Silicon Chip - despite what some newsagents aparently thought this was NOT a computer mag but an all-fields electronics magazine - fresh perspective, aimed at newer projects and cutting edge tech and attracting new fresh minds to the field.
What happened?? I've pasted this from another webpage:
"Eulogy for Electronics Australia
http://lios.apana.org.au/fruit/orangeball.gif - Electronics Australia was Australia's longest-running electronics magazine until it ceased to exist in late 2001. EA was also one of the longest-running technical publications in the world. The rights to the trademarks, projects, etc. were purchased by Silicon Chip magazine during 2002."
The moral of the story? You never can tell what may happen in the future!
I for one love AS&T and will continue to buy it bi-monthly, but I agree it would be great if the 2 mags came out in opposite months. But who knows - there may yet be another newcomer on the shelves in years ahead, the mag that wins out most likely will be the one that presents the best product to the market overall.