01-15-2011, 03:11 AM | #1 |
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Apple stops free Ipad newspaper subscriptions
"Sorry, we don't make enough money, so, please, newspaper publishers, give us some of yours..."
http://www.padgadget.com/2011/01/15/...or-publishers/ |
01-15-2011, 03:23 AM | #2 |
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I usually use newspaper Web sites, rather than newspaper apps. On smaller iDevices, apps were more useful, because limited screen real estate made navigating tough. iPad's screen size makes Web sites much more accessible.
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01-15-2011, 03:25 AM | #3 |
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That's why I say... Honeycomb 3.0!
I always prefer open source systems. (OSs, Clouds, Programs, Web-based Engines, etc.) Not because they are free, but because they are either Ad-based (Android apps) or done by community which REALLY understands what users want. (Linux, MR forums ) No doubt Apple is best at providing highest quality user experience, but the monopoly and money-based closed ecosystems are going to collapse one day with rise of completely open ecosystems. (Is there just a start of it? ) |
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That's the response on one of the Dutch publishers: we'll just make our web site more accessible to Ipad users, instead of going the easy way of an app.
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Interesting article at the New York Times, "Verizon Deal May Expose iPhone Flaws". Although not directly relevant to the magazine app issue, the article discusses Apple's arrogance and how "cool" is more important than making something work correctly.
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Hmmm... interesting and New York Times in the same sentence...
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For the record, I'm getting two or three days charge out of my Galaxy, with phone calls and syncing with calendar and tasks, and light internet use. Graham Last edited by Graham; 01-15-2011 at 11:21 AM. |
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This is actually a great development.
Dedicated site-access apps exist to make up for the deficiencies--relative to the full, open web--of the iphone formfactor and its browser. Especially where it comes to rich, interactive sites that rely on Flash. With Apple banning first Flash and now free access-apps, the publishers really only have one option to provide unified subscriptions to their content: reworking their websites with HTML5. Once enough publishers do so, the rest will have to follow suit so the likely result of this is to accelerate HTML5 adoption and put an end altogether to site-access apps. For the publishers it means lower costs since they no longer have to code, distribute and support even one app, much less 4 or 5 for iOS, Android, Symbian, Blackberry, WP7 etc. It also means the recover control of the customer relationship from Apple. For users it means the pubishers have no excuse for *not* providing unified cross-platform access subscriptions. So the publishers win and the customers win. That's a good thing, no? |
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The article also reflects a NY bias. Dropped calls and bad call quality aren't universal to AT&T; although NY City, San Francisco, and maybe a couple of other locations do have bad AT&T service. My iPhone's phone service is as good as the phone service I previously had from Verizon.
Battery life is another weird complaint, as the iP4's battery is much better than that on the previous phone, and is slightly better than the battery on any comparable phone - even with heavy usage, I don't have to charge the phone everyday. |
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