This submission's headline left out the other part of the opening sentence After blocking Google users from reading free articles in February, the Wall Str

This submission's headline left out the other part of the opening sentence After blocking Google users from reading free articles in February, the Wall Street Journal’s subscription business soared So their views of free folks fell while paid subscriptions rose. I would think those subscriptions would be worth it, but as the article mentions "...argue that Google’s policy is unfairly punishing them" Personally, I would think that the subscribers would make it more worth it. Afterall, I ended up adding components on to my NYTimes subscription and often forget that I pay monthly for it because it isn't that expensive compared to, say, home Internet and such.