No it is indeed an excellent and very believable story (although taken to the extreme). The general moral of that story doesn't jive the notion of having to get

No it is indeed an excellent and very believable story (although taken to the extreme). The general moral of that story doesn't jive the notion of having to get a free app to continue reading a blog article, even if a web browser suffices from a technical standpoint; so I cheekily referenced it in that context. Juicero definitely sounds like the inspiration for Doctorow's novella.