At this point I'm just wondering why some major online news player hasn't made a platform good enough that these papers don't feel the need to make their own.

At this point I'm just wondering why some major online news player hasn't made a platform good enough that these papers don't feel the need to make their own. It could also make bundled subscriptions trivial and a way to get good national and local coverage while reducing cost. Does the LA Times really have a chance of competing with NYT or WaPo? At this point I'm not sure why they should try, other than hubris.