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I'd argue that people who use this plugin wouldn't pay for the articles anyway. I think we all know why music & film streaming services succeeded :) And I'm sur
by super256 4y ago
I'd argue that people who use this plugin wouldn't pay for the articles anyway. I think we all know why music & film streaming services succeeded :) And I'm sure offerings like Apple News+ will do follow for text.
Anyway, I'm leaving a quote from Gabe Newell here: “The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates.”
- pornel 4y agoThe sites targeted by the extension are precisely the ones that tried to be gentle, and don't have DRM nor strict login requirements. This is precisely what Gabe argued for. What else do you expect them to do to?
- super256 4y ago> [...] don't have DRM nor strict login requirements. This is precisely what Gabe argued for. No. Gabe did not argue against DRM or logins, but he argued for better service. The steam login wall and DRM are certainly not the better service he meant. We are still lacking a product with great execution in the news space. I'm expecting something similar to spotify/apple music or steam.
- Xymist 4y agoWe had one. A great one. Ad-free RSS/Atom feeds from news sites aggregated into a text-only feedreader of your choice. It's mostly gone now.