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Re:Show HN: A mobile app that shows global news but free of ... by simbalion on Thursday July 07, 2016 @01:16AM (#12047589)
Not available on desktops and laptops, supposedly because of "licensing restrictions".. sounds legit </sarcasm>
Re:Show HN: A mobile app that shows global news but free of ... by kindofsquishy on Thursday July 07, 2016 @03:33AM (#12047990)
Publishers make the majority of their online ad and subscription revenue from desktop devices so in an effort to reduce cannibalisation, our content licenses are restricted to mobile use only. We want to help the industry as a whole, not cannibalise it.
Re:Show HN: A mobile app that shows global news but free of ... by simbalion on Saturday July 09, 2016 @03:52AM (#12060600)
that sounds like a case of doing the wrong things for the right reasons. Information should be free.