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    Ah but see, journalism will never be saved by that. No one is going to pay for access to "premium content" on a regular website. It's been tried and failed by many sites including NYT. It has been a success for WSJ but that's pretty much it. In general, we've been conditioned to expect editorial content on webpages for free.

    On the other hand, on a specialized device like this, it seems reasonable to pay for a subscription of some kind. Especially if the user experience could be enhanced beyond what just looking a regular webpage through a touch screen interface. Theoretically, you'd hope any applications would be able to "hook" into the device's functionality like iPhone apps and take advantage of Apple's UI and animation capabilities.

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    • You work for Apple, don't you?monospaced
    • No, and maybe the Apple device will suck, I'm just saying something like this is inevitable I thinkukit
    • OK fine, I'm actually Steve Jobsukit
    • I was just pointing out that I believe you are thinking exactly like them. I agree with you.monospaced
    • The funny thing is Apple is the only company really well positioned to do something like thisukit
    • agree. there needs to be a new interactive content format. web + touch is not enough.scenek
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