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The body of the post doesn't follow the headline. (Apparently, I've ragged on the author, Dave Winer, for similar things before http://news.ycombinator.com/item
by MattLaroche 15y ago
The body of the post doesn't follow the headline. (Apparently, I've ragged on the author, Dave Winer, for similar things before http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2808050 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2808050. I came here to comment on it and it just happens to be the same contributor/blog/etc.)
Headline: Which Facebook billionaire will buy the New York Times? (Implying a rich employee might buy the NYT)
Body: an argument that Twitter, Facebook, Google, or another large tech company should buy a large, reputable, news corporation. (Not a rich employee, not Facebook specific)
I also find the argument tenuous. What is the actual cash value to Twitter buying the New York Times? Sure, there'd be more Twitter users, but Twitter hasn't figured out how to highly monetize their users.
The blog post is speculation without articulated rationale.