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No one had to limit themselves to one news source before either, but that's what publishers are trying to do now.
by StavrosK 6y ago
No one had to limit themselves to one news source before either, but that's what publishers are trying to do now.
- watwut 6y agoThere is literally no publisher that would be able or trying to prevent you from reading other publishers. What they want is for you to come back to them, but you can read others too.
- ako 6y agoPublishers know you have a limited budget you’re willing to spend on news articles. If you spend it all with through the purchase of a bundle, you’re less likely to spend it on other publishers.
- rob74 6y agoNo... but I assume even in the pre-digital days most people only ever had one, at most two, newspaper subscriptions. And the newspaper (er, news website) publishers are still living in that world.
- sswezey 6y agoBut you also had the option to go out and buy the day's newspaper yourself. Maybe I don't want a subscription, but you can't buy a "day pass" online for like $2 either. Sure that's about half a weekly subscription to the NYTimes, but I don't have to commit (and have to remember to cancel) a subscription.