My issue with online news sites is that there are too many of them, and the internet generally doesn't result in me sticking to any reasonable subset to make a

My issue with online news sites is that there are too many of them, and the internet generally doesn't result in me sticking to any reasonable subset to make a subscription worthwile. Give me a micropayment mechanism built into my web browser that lets me sprinkle a nickle or dime here and there instead of being served ads, and I would gladly throw money at the problem. But if there are 1000 different sites with 1000 different sign in mechanisms, it ain't gonna be worth the hassle.