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I like to call the incognito window my nytimes reader. I paid for the nytimes for a bit but it costs more per week than a monthly netflix subscription and it fe

by VeilEm 11y ago

I like to call the incognito window my nytimes reader. I paid for the nytimes for a bit but it costs more per week than a monthly netflix subscription and it feels stupid to pay for not knowing how to use the incognito window. It's like a "I don't know how to use software" tax.

whyenot 11y ago
For me, paying $3.75 a week (or in my case $1.88 since I have an .edu address) is worth it. It's about the same as a drink at Starbucks, and I do go to their website and also use their iPhone app every day.
- ascagnel_ 11y ago
  My complaint is how they bundle the subscriptions: I'd like to have both the phone and tablet apps, but there's no discount given in accessing both. There's not so much extra effort in converting an article laid out for a phone to an article laid out for a tablet that it's worth an additional $5 a month.
  - untog 11y ago
    Looks like that is being changed: https://twitter.com/chartier/status/689867033031258113/photo/1 https://twitter.com/chartier/status/689867033031258113/photo...
Nelkins 11y ago
> it feels stupid to pay for not knowing how to use the incognito window That's not what you're paying for. You're paying journalists to research and fact check important news stories, and for developers to build interesting and novel ways to display content, and about a million other things that I'm not going to list here. It's one thing to get around the paywall because you don't read NYT often or don't have the money and wouldn't pay anyway, but if you've got the means to pay then you probably should. And before someone says something to the extent of "the NYT is a rag, they print misinformation all the time!" I'll preemptively say that every writer has their own internal biases and you should ready multiple news sources if you want to distill some semblance of the "truth." I don't think there's any denying that NYT is at the very least in the upper tier of news organizations today.
- briandear 11y ago
  However it costs something like $37 per month. I've been a long time subscriber but that's very steep considering that barely cheaper than the print version.
  - whyenot 11y ago
    It's $15 a month (3.75/wk). I don't know why you believe the cost is $37, but that is not accurate.
    - joe5150 11y ago
      It's $3.75 a week for Web and smartphone access only. For Web and tablets it's $5 a week, and for both it's $8.75/wk.
      - TheAceOfHearts 11y ago
        Tablets have web browsers too :)
  - joe5150 11y ago
    It may be cheaper than the print version! The daily subscription to the paper is close to $900 a year if you calculate the cost after the promotional period ends; however, weekday-only and Sunday-only home delivery subscriptions are ~less~ than the cost of Unlimited Digital access alone, and include Unlimited Digital access as part of the deal. Funky economics.
MarkMc 11y ago
As a software developer I certainly know how to use the incognito window. But I treat the intellectual property of other people as I would want them to treat mine, so I subscribe to The New York Times.
- pgrote 11y ago
  I subscribe to the NY Times print edition, weekend, since it includes digital and is cheaper than digital only. I live halfway across the country from them. lol The reason I did it isn't so much due to their intellectual property, but to support and pay for quality journalism. In the 2 years I've subscribed, I find myself not going to their website as much as loving their email updates. They do a very good job of sending morning and evening updates encapsulating the important news of the day.
random_rr 11y ago
That's cool if you like to get content for free - but why on earth would you brag about it? It's not very difficult, it just makes you look like a tool.

by VeilEm 11y ago

whyenot 11y ago

For me, paying $3.75 a week (or in my case $1.88 since I have an .edu address) is worth it. It's about the same as a drink at Starbucks, and I do go to their website and also use their iPhone app every day.

ascagnel_ 11y ago
My complaint is how they bundle the subscriptions: I'd like to have both the phone and tablet apps, but there's no discount given in accessing both. There's not so much extra effort in converting an article laid out for a phone to an article laid out for a tablet that it's worth an additional $5 a month.
- untog 11y ago
  Looks like that is being changed: https://twitter.com/chartier/status/689867033031258113/photo/1 https://twitter.com/chartier/status/689867033031258113/photo...

Nelkins 11y ago

> it feels stupid to pay for not knowing how to use the incognito window That's not what you're paying for. You're paying journalists to research and fact check important news stories, and for developers to build interesting and novel ways to display content, and about a million other things that I'm not going to list here. It's one thing to get around the paywall because you don't read NYT often or don't have the money and wouldn't pay anyway, but if you've got the means to pay then you probably should. And before someone says something to the extent of "the NYT is a rag, they print misinformation all the time!" I'll preemptively say that every writer has their own internal biases and you should ready multiple news sources if you want to distill some semblance of the "truth." I don't think there's any denying that NYT is at the very least in the upper tier of news organizations today.

briandear 11y ago
However it costs something like $37 per month. I've been a long time subscriber but that's very steep considering that barely cheaper than the print version.
- whyenot 11y ago
  It's $15 a month (3.75/wk). I don't know why you believe the cost is $37, but that is not accurate.
  - joe5150 11y ago
    It's $3.75 a week for Web and smartphone access only. For Web and tablets it's $5 a week, and for both it's $8.75/wk.
    - TheAceOfHearts 11y ago
      Tablets have web browsers too :)
- joe5150 11y ago
  It may be cheaper than the print version! The daily subscription to the paper is close to $900 a year if you calculate the cost after the promotional period ends; however, weekday-only and Sunday-only home delivery subscriptions are ~less~ than the cost of Unlimited Digital access alone, and include Unlimited Digital access as part of the deal. Funky economics.

MarkMc 11y ago

As a software developer I certainly know how to use the incognito window. But I treat the intellectual property of other people as I would want them to treat mine, so I subscribe to The New York Times.

pgrote 11y ago
I subscribe to the NY Times print edition, weekend, since it includes digital and is cheaper than digital only. I live halfway across the country from them. lol The reason I did it isn't so much due to their intellectual property, but to support and pay for quality journalism. In the 2 years I've subscribed, I find myself not going to their website as much as loving their email updates. They do a very good job of sending morning and evening updates encapsulating the important news of the day.

random_rr 11y ago

That's cool if you like to get content for free - but why on earth would you brag about it? It's not very difficult, it just makes you look like a tool.