Perhaps that's part of it, but I think $ is a bigger factor. Apple News has a surprisingly large (and fast growing) usage numbers/readers (1, 2). Add in news o

Perhaps that's part of it, but I think $ is a bigger factor. Apple News has a surprisingly large (and fast growing) usage numbers/readers (1, 2). Add in news of Apple re-booting ads and allowing simpler multi-site news subscriptions I think News is going to continue to grow profit and importance for Apple (3). It's where I read 90% of my news now. It works with consistent UI+readability, it's way faster than the mobile versions hosted by pubs, and with minimal ad bloat. I highly recommend! Though they might have potential FB-style think-alike algo problems with the love/hate data and personalization News does. [1] http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/after-a-slow-start-apple-news-is-emerging-as-a-significant-traffic-driver-for-some-news-orgs/ http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/after-a-slow-start-apple-ne... [2] https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/07/apple-news-user-numbers-nbcuniversal-ad-deal/ https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/07/apple-news-user-numbers-nbcun... [3] https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-looks-to-expand-advertising-business-with-new-network-for-apps-1527869990?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-looks-to-expand-advertisi...