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Fat Abe · 03-25-2010, 05:49 PM

Here is my financial analysis of the deal. A print+online subscription costs $2.69/wk or say 11 bucks a month. But the clinker is that if you live in Hawaii or Alaska, there is no print option, so you're back down to $1.99/wk or around eight bucks a month. However, if you travel a lot on business, you don't have many options. This could be a segment of the population that the iPad will cater to. Certainly, until the color tablet computers are released in force, you don't have many mid-to-large screen mobile viewing options. As much as I love the Droid, the screen is not suited to viewing detailed news stories. So, Steve has got us by the short hairs, at least for the near future. Seven additional bucks a month is peanuts, anyway.

03-25-2010, 05:49 PM	#8
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,826 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Here is my financial analysis of the deal. A print+online subscription costs $2.69/wk or say 11 bucks a month. But the clinker is that if you live in Hawaii or Alaska, there is no print option, so you're back down to $1.99/wk or around eight bucks a month. However, if you travel a lot on business, you don't have many options. This could be a segment of the population that the iPad will cater to. Certainly, until the color tablet computers are released in force, you don't have many mid-to-large screen mobile viewing options. As much as I love the Droid, the screen is not suited to viewing detailed news stories. So, Steve has got us by the short hairs, at least for the near future. Seven additional bucks a month is peanuts, anyway.