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Your insightful rejoinder is addressed in the article.

by irons 17y ago

rue 17y ago
Not really. They do seem convinced that the model is workable and dismiss criticism out of hand. Then, funnily, they offer this analogy: "Imagine running a restaurant where 40% of the people who came and ate didn't pay. In a way, that's what ad blocking is doing to us." Imagine running a restaurant where the food is free, and your business model is getting a cut of the mariachi band's tips.
- gvb 17y ago
  Imagine publishing a newspaper funded in a very large part by classified advertisements, embedded advertisements, and obituaries. Imagine me, and a lot of other subscribers, reading only the news in the newspaper and not reading the classifieds or obits. This model actually worked well for hundreds of years until the advertisers found that online advertisement could be cheaper and more effective than printed paper advertisement. My habits have not changed. I don't tend to read the ads in papers or online.
- bad_user 17y ago
  Their business isn't free to operate and that's their point ... a business is run by people that have families and need a regular income. > Imagine running a restaurant where the food is free, and your business model is getting a cut of the mariachi band's tips. I would like such a restaurant and would gladly give the mariachi a tip. What I definitely wouldn't do is go there with a smug on my face as if it's my right to eat there for free. I don't use ad-blocking at all ... websites that get too offensive I just stop visiting. Tried an ad-blocker for a month ... but with an ad-blocker active it's harder to punish the bad guys, while rewarding the respectful businesses. And flashy advertising is also a good indicator for (the lack of) quality. If it stops working for publishers, they'll move more and more to a subscription-based model, and we will see a bigger push for DRMed content, not to mention that the Internet will probably stop being used as a distribution channel for professional journalism.
  - rue 17y ago
    > Their business isn't free to operate and that's their point ... a business is run by people that have families and need a regular income. I understand. I do not begrudge trying to make a living. I am merely disagreeing that the business model they chose for that purpose is a good one.

Your insightful rejoinder is addressed in the article.

by irons 17y ago

Your insightful rejoinder is addressed in the article.

rue 17y ago

Not really. They do seem convinced that the model is workable and dismiss criticism out of hand. Then, funnily, they offer this analogy: "Imagine running a restaurant where 40% of the people who came and ate didn't pay. In a way, that's what ad blocking is doing to us." Imagine running a restaurant where the food is free, and your business model is getting a cut of the mariachi band's tips.

gvb 17y ago
Imagine publishing a newspaper funded in a very large part by classified advertisements, embedded advertisements, and obituaries. Imagine me, and a lot of other subscribers, reading only the news in the newspaper and not reading the classifieds or obits. This model actually worked well for hundreds of years until the advertisers found that online advertisement could be cheaper and more effective than printed paper advertisement. My habits have not changed. I don't tend to read the ads in papers or online.
bad_user 17y ago
Their business isn't free to operate and that's their point ... a business is run by people that have families and need a regular income. > Imagine running a restaurant where the food is free, and your business model is getting a cut of the mariachi band's tips. I would like such a restaurant and would gladly give the mariachi a tip. What I definitely wouldn't do is go there with a smug on my face as if it's my right to eat there for free. I don't use ad-blocking at all ... websites that get too offensive I just stop visiting. Tried an ad-blocker for a month ... but with an ad-blocker active it's harder to punish the bad guys, while rewarding the respectful businesses. And flashy advertising is also a good indicator for (the lack of) quality. If it stops working for publishers, they'll move more and more to a subscription-based model, and we will see a bigger push for DRMed content, not to mention that the Internet will probably stop being used as a distribution channel for professional journalism.
- rue 17y ago
  > Their business isn't free to operate and that's their point ... a business is run by people that have families and need a regular income. I understand. I do not begrudge trying to make a living. I am merely disagreeing that the business model they chose for that purpose is a good one.