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> If they were smart they would do a Netflix of news where you subscribe to one service and it gives you access to a ton of different subscription news sites I
by sssilver 6mo ago
> If they were smart they would do a Netflix of news where you subscribe to one service and it gives you access to a ton of different subscription news sites
Isn’t this exactly what Apple News[1] is?
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[1] https://www.apple.com/apple-news/ https://www.apple.com/apple-news/
- badc0ffee 6mo agoExcept it doesn't work with links, which is usually how I find news stories. I have Apple One (which includes News), but If I click on a link to the WSJ, I get the paywall. To read the article, I have to copy the article title or headline (if I can find it!), and paste it into the News app to read it.
- chewmieser 6mo agoUse the share menu and select the News app and it’ll open the story in it. Not as easy as those app banners but still not too difficult.
- nozzlegear 6mo agoTIL, thanks for the tip!
- badc0ffee 6mo agoThanks. I never would have thought to do that - the News app wasn't even one of the default targets for me.
- dwb 6mo agoIt serves ads even if you pay, so for me, no.
- chewmieser 6mo agoThe ads are less intrusive than paid subscriptions from the providers IMO. Not a fan of the double-dip either though.
- sithadmin 6mo ago…which makes it no different practically every other form of periodical news media that’s ever existed.
- JKCalhoun 6mo agoApparently they can be blocked (mitigated?) with PiHole. But your point stands.
- sssilver 6mo agoIsn’t this true for Netflix as well?