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if the NYT wants me to buy a subscription they are going to have to do something about the reputation they have for canceling one. Predatory company. Frankly I

if the NYT wants me to buy a subscription they are going to have to do something about the reputation they have for canceling one. Predatory company. Frankly I hope they go out of business along with most of the legacy media

massysett 3y ago
Get it through Apple, cancel anytime through Apple's UI. This does of course require you to have Apple devices. However I am much more likely to subscribe to low-dollar subscriptions through Apple, precisely because I know I can cancel with no issues.
- beeboobaa 3y ago
  Amusing how to americans apple is the only way to get decent consumer protection. Your government has failed you.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > how to americans apple is the only way to get decent consumer protection Straw man. I’ve signed up for and cancelled the Times online on my phone with no issues many times.
    - beeboobaa 3y ago
      GP specifically called out using apple for their consumer protection features. I've seen this many times before. Maybe you disagree, but many other americans absolutely use apple to hedge against a (perceived?) lack of consumer protection laws.
      - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
        > called out using apple for their consumer protection features. I've seen this many times before. Sure, they make it easy. It's still a straw man to use that to assail American consumer-protection laws, which are largely some of the most robust in the world. (In practice. Not on paper. Plenty of countries have fine models on paper, but they're also easy to ignore.)
        beeboobaa 3y ago
        Thanks, that's really funny.
JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> I hope they go out of business along with most of the legacy media They're a phenomenally successful property [1]. And they're targeting the country's political and business elite. If someone can't figure out how to cancel a subscription, they're probably not in the target market of any text-based product. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/business/media/new-york-times-q3-earnings.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/business/media/new-york-t...

massysett 3y ago

Get it through Apple, cancel anytime through Apple's UI. This does of course require you to have Apple devices. However I am much more likely to subscribe to low-dollar subscriptions through Apple, precisely because I know I can cancel with no issues.

beeboobaa 3y ago
Amusing how to americans apple is the only way to get decent consumer protection. Your government has failed you.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > how to americans apple is the only way to get decent consumer protection Straw man. I’ve signed up for and cancelled the Times online on my phone with no issues many times.
  - beeboobaa 3y ago
    GP specifically called out using apple for their consumer protection features. I've seen this many times before. Maybe you disagree, but many other americans absolutely use apple to hedge against a (perceived?) lack of consumer protection laws.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > called out using apple for their consumer protection features. I've seen this many times before. Sure, they make it easy. It's still a straw man to use that to assail American consumer-protection laws, which are largely some of the most robust in the world. (In practice. Not on paper. Plenty of countries have fine models on paper, but they're also easy to ignore.)
      - beeboobaa 3y ago
        Thanks, that's really funny.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> I hope they go out of business along with most of the legacy media They're a phenomenally successful property [1]. And they're targeting the country's political and business elite. If someone can't figure out how to cancel a subscription, they're probably not in the target market of any text-based product. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/business/media/new-york-times-q3-earnings.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/business/media/new-york-t...