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> They are saying that content has always been free and the medium is whats being charged for, hence you sell papers instead of news stories, CDs instead of mu
by ErrantX 17y ago
> They are saying that content has always been free and the medium is whats being charged for, hence you sell papers instead of news stories, CDs instead of music tracks etc etc.
That's only entirely true in a market where, using your example, the quality and content of news articles are identical.
People usually choose to purchase a paper based on the type of content inside; they might be paying more than the content is worth because of the media - but that is a slightly different point.
- dkersten 17y agoWell, the content is used to drive the sales of the medium. so, if you have better quality content, then people buy that medium instead. If this really makes sense or not I can't say. I believe PG has an article on the matter, though he seems to argue that this is, indeed, the case.