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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Unfortunately, advertising-based websites aren't working either. The ad revenue is insufficient to support the businesses, which is why they are generally tanking, and both Murdoch and the NY Times are planning to put up paywalls.
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No, they're planning to put up paywalls because they believe they can make more money that way. They are not financial disasters, unlike many magazines which
are in trouble.
Steve - Oh, you mean a new new war on
drugs unauthorised copying. Woo! That works SO well for existing content doesn't it. It's a concept which can
only work by stomping on citizen reporting and journalism. Want to bet on if they're going to try that?
And software is actually increasingly bringing high end tools for cheap/free to private users, precisely so they can increase corporate sales. Many companies are smart enough to realise that the explosive growth of net access is over and how to compete in a saturated market.