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I don't know why I am surprised by this latest move from Murdoch. A year or two ago, the Chicago affiliate of Fox did a piece on whether or not libraries were really needed anymore. The reasoning was that since people are buying e-Readers and e-Books, there was no longer a need for libraries. It was utter rubbish. A poster on a different forum said something to the effect that this was a way for Murdoch to assault libraries and get people to buy e-Books.
Fast forward to this latest stunt and I'm inclined to agree 100% with that poster. Murdoch wants libraries to die a quick death so that we'll all be forced to buy e-Books. He knows that many cash strapped libraries can't afford to replace e-Books every year.
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