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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by graeme on Monday December 28, 2020 @06:16PM (#25564480)
Apple News is trying this and it doesn’t seem to work too well. The trouble is the best publications can run their own offers and charge much more. FT and Bloomberg in particular tend to be corporate expenses.

Apple news costs $120 a year. Basic digital FT is over $350. Premium digital even more.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by criddell on Monday December 28, 2020 @07:25PM (#25565077)
It seems like news organizations dislike Apple News for the same reason I like it - they don't get access to their reader. I'm sympathetic to the idea that it would help them make their service better for me, but I also know they would abuse that relationship. I'm happy having Apple in the middle.
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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by graeme on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:29AM (#25569554)
Sorry, I should have said “the trouble with OP’s idea”. You wouldn’t get a full business subscription to news orgs for less than $500-$1000 a year, which consumers won’t pay.

A bundle of consumer news might work, but you still get the adverse selection problem that the clients most interested also tend to be the clients interested in standalone, expensive subs. So it’s hard to get NYT, WaPo, times of london, etc

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