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What if you really wanted to access that content? Previously you could click on the "no thanks" link and keep going. Now you'll be forced to install their app.
by cynix 11y ago
What if you really wanted to access that content? Previously you could click on the "no thanks" link and keep going. Now you'll be forced to install their app.
- baddox 11y agoI don't really want to access that content, by definition. I've always said that. I use Adblock, and it's trivial for websites to detect that and make it difficult to view the content. I fully support their right to do so, and if they do, I'll just close the tab as soon as I realize there's no content there. It's really not a problem.
- rtpg 11y agoSomeone at work sends you a link to the WSJ asking for your comments on it (a thought piece on a competitor? who knows). The WSJ is now available only through an app. How do you deal with this? A hypothetical, but your web experience could become collateral damage as well.
- greyboy 11y agoRead it later when around a computer, perhaps?
- vbezhenar 11y agoSending links to protected content is considered bad manners, even if only registration or login via Facebook required. I would ask that person to send me printed PDF copy of that article instead of link.
- baddox 11y agoI say "I cannot read anything on that link you sent me."