[MattW]

Don't forget that the NYT digital subscriptions extend to iPhone & iPad apps as well. Since buying my iPhone almost two years ago, I read the NYT iPhone app daily -- in the subway, while waiting at the doctor's, sometimes in bed before turning off the light etc. It's far superior to the mobile version of their website.

I believe that the paywall won't be as easy to ignore on these devices since there is no article limit but rather only the Top News section will be free while all the rest will be paywalled.

I'm ambivalent about this; $15 for something that used to be free is a lot; on the other hand I believe that some people don't realize what a great newspaper the Times really is. Sure, if you're a US conservative, it's probably not your cup of tea, but comparing them to other quality newspapers around the world, I'm still awestruck by some of the articles they do; the piece on the last hours on the Deepwater Horizon (which was bought by a Hollywood studio, not that that really means anything), for example. Neither the UK's "The Guardian" nor Austria's "Der Standard" (Austria is where I live and "Der Standard" is considered to be among its best newspapers), in my opinion, come close to the sort of in-depth reporting where sometimes months of work go into one single, albeit long article.

So, while I did not install yesterday's update to the iPhone NYT app just to see if the old one will continue working after March 28th, I'll probably end up paying the $15. I'd like the NYT to stay.

I'll bet the NYT hopes that other smartphone & tablet users will do likewise.