Comments on: NYT to Charge for Content. Thank God! http://www.mattdude.com/999/nyt-to-charge-for-content-thank-god Thoughts on Life, Work, and Other Stuff Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mattdude http://www.mattdude.com/999/nyt-to-charge-for-content-thank-god/comment-page-1#comment-2821 Mattdude Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:32:51 +0000 http://www.mattdude.com/?p=999#comment-2821 Good points bro. You're right, there is definitely some value there but not as much as they think (hope). It 's similar to the way music has value but doesn't necessarily warrant purchasing an $18 compact disc. There are so many ways to get free news online it's just mind-boggling for them to think they can charge for it. I'd go so far as to say that the value of a physical newspaper does not lie in the content itself, but in other more ephemeral qualities. For example, people like the smell of a fresh newspaper, or the ritual to flipping through it during morning coffee. I think your second point is right on the money, and again this mirrors the music industry. It seems that the seeds of their demise were planted long ago and are only now coming to light. I'll be curious to see if this "tablet revolution" will have any effect on their business, assuming the revolution is really happening of course. Good points bro. You’re right, there is definitely some value there but not as much as they think (hope). It ‘s similar to the way music has value but doesn’t necessarily warrant purchasing an $18 compact disc. There are so many ways to get free news online it’s just mind-boggling for them to think they can charge for it. I’d go so far as to say that the value of a physical newspaper does not lie in the content itself, but in other more ephemeral qualities. For example, people like the smell of a fresh newspaper, or the ritual to flipping through it during morning coffee.

I think your second point is right on the money, and again this mirrors the music industry. It seems that the seeds of their demise were planted long ago and are only now coming to light. I’ll be curious to see if this “tablet revolution” will have any effect on their business, assuming the revolution is really happening of course.

]]> By: Voidious http://www.mattdude.com/999/nyt-to-charge-for-content-thank-god/comment-page-1#comment-2820 Voidious Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:52:41 +0000 http://www.mattdude.com/?p=999#comment-2820 Sadly, I highly doubt this means we will stop hearing about the issue. :-( It's not like the NYT doesn't offer something of value. It's just that the value, in today's environment, is an order of magnitude (or more) less than what they wish it was. Most newspapers probably lost their edge long before the internets came along to bury them; they just had a strong enough incumbent force to carry their profits for years. Now that circumstances have forced the issue, any shred of innovation has already left their business management and they are just fucked. Sadly, I highly doubt this means we will stop hearing about the issue. :-(

It’s not like the NYT doesn’t offer something of value. It’s just that the value, in today’s environment, is an order of magnitude (or more) less than what they wish it was.

Most newspapers probably lost their edge long before the internets came along to bury them; they just had a strong enough incumbent force to carry their profits for years. Now that circumstances have forced the issue, any shred of innovation has already left their business management and they are just fucked.

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