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I don't mind subscriptions but I do fear the day when my favorite subscriptions start to run ads on top of their monthly fee.

• euvitudo 8y ago
  Case in point: cable tv.
  • pkaye 8y ago
    Or Hulu.
    • _delirium 8y ago
      Or newspapers, for that matter.
    • millstone 8y ago
      Hulu did the opposite: they initially had ads for everyone, but later introduced an ad-free package at a higher price.
• Reedx 8y ago
  NY Times already does. I was surprised and annoyed to still see ads when I subscribed.
• conanbatt 8y ago
  Subscriptions are terrible business models as well. The vast majority of subscriptions work on users that pay but dont use the system. They are not economically efficient at all.
• cheschire 8y ago
  Or at least covertly collect and sell your usage data for data aggregators to use to advertise to you on other services.
• mozumder 8y ago
  A lot of good media properties are sold BECAUSE of the ads. Think magazines like Vogue, with 800 pages of ads that people are looking at for the season's trends. Or other shopping magazines. Also, local newspapers provide useful local business advertising. A good media property knows that ads are as useful as other content.