... I for one do think the Newspapers can make this work if they all do it at the same time. This would imply that all the real decisions are made by just a fe

... I for one do think the Newspapers can make this work if they all do it at the same time. This would imply that all the real decisions are made by just a few key individuals ... which is exactly the structure of Newspaper companies in the first place. Murdoch and friends. --- Take for instance Paul Graham's solution to Patent Trolls[1]. PG advocates an industry wide protocol not to employ anyone who worked for a Patent Troll firm. A coordinated strike here is what Paul is talking about, and Newspapers are shortly attempting a coordinated restricting of free-to-air content. The first steps have already begun. Times Online (UK) has restricted content for Mobile devices (try it). I cannot access editorial comment on my phone, browser at work is fine. ---- [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html#f8n http://www.paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html#f8n --- This John Gruber article is a circular argument. It smells a lot like :: "Newspapers don't belive in my set of acceptable bussiness models" .... ergo .... "They will not make money because they didn't use an acceptable business model"