> I suppose I should be happy they didn't decide that I need to install a Silverlight player to read their articles.
Maybe that idea just hasn't occurred to them yet. After all, we're all gagging for their news, so much so that we're not only willing to pay for it, we're happy to install special software (which only runs on Windows, naturally) to view it!
My prediction: AP will waste about $50 million on this, then quietly forget the whole idea. The idiot responsible for it won't get sacked, they'll get a big bonus and pension.
You forgot to mention all the foreign bureaus that will get closed and the reporters and photographers who will get laid off without benefits or severance...
Maybe that idea just hasn't occurred to them yet. After all, we're all gagging for their news, so much so that we're not only willing to pay for it, we're happy to install special software (which only runs on Windows, naturally) to view it!
My prediction: AP will waste about $50 million on this, then quietly forget the whole idea. The idiot responsible for it won't get sacked, they'll get a big bonus and pension.