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By: Strength In Numbers? News Corp. May Join Time Inc.’s “Hulu for Magazines” | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:03:54 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, its Dow Jones unit is proprietary about the system it has already built up to handle subscriptions to the Journal’s print edition, its online edition and its BlackBerry and iPhone apps. [...]

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Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:34:49 +0000

[...] It doesn’t. Except when it does. Contrary to News Corp. (NWS) CEO Rupert Murdoch’s comments earlier in the week, Dow Jones will not be charging customers who subscribe to both its Web and print versions a weekly fee to read the paper on its iPhone or BlackBerry apps……[read entire story] [...]

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Daily Roundup « The Third Screen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:37:57 +0000

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By: bill adams

bill adams — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:05:49 +0000

So I only read the content once. Whether it is on my computer or on my phone, why does the WSJ care? It’s not extra consumption, and it certainly isn’t more expensive to deliver it to me one way or another.

I’ve been a print subscriber since 1985, a print and electronic subscriber 1995 until 1997 and an electronic subscriber since then.

If they pursue this, I’m unsubscribing all-together. This is offensive. Illogical greed.

Even the RIAA doesn’t think I need two copies of a song – one each for my computer and my ipod. Look at that Rupert – you are BEHIND the recording industry in digital media. That is sad.

I hope ‘ol Walt gives this move an honest, objective review.

#WSJFAIL

By: Mac Beach

Mac Beach — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:28:55 +0000

Once upon a time, before the Internet was anything like it is today I lived in the highfalutin Washington DC suburb of Fairfax County Virginia.

My paper WSJ subscription routinely arrived a day late.

When it because possible to read pretty much the whole paper online I switched from paper to electrons, and saved money in the process.

Last time I checked there was a slight discount to get both the paper and electronic version of the paper, but as I’ve moved to the outskirts of nowhere I’m sure my paper edition would be arriving a day late, if at all.

There is simply insufficient incentive to be a loyal customer. While I can see there being an inflexible minimum cost for the print edition, the electronic ones are comparatively cheap per unit “copy”.

You forgot to mention… no incentive for downloading copies on the Kindle either.

Not to mention that for signing up for MySpace, Murdoch should be paying ME!

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Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:12:11 +0000

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By: Pierre Blondin

Pierre Blondin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:02:50 +0000

Boo to the Journal for this decision. I would much rather they charge $50 or even $100 for the iPhone app and not employ a subscription fee. Now it’s just another app I’ll be removing from my phone.