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Re:We’re taking down the paywall on qz.com by reaperducer on Sunday April 17, 2022 @01:56PM (#31062761)
They advertise $50.. for the first year. If you want my money, give me clear terms and make it easy to cancel. If I have to call you to cancel or guess how much I am paying every month, I will not sign up.

The article is literally them announcing that you don't have to pay anything.

Your moan is outdated.

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Re:We’re taking down the paywall on qz.com by vorpalhex on Sunday April 17, 2022 @04:50PM (#31064379)
> To celebrate today’s announcement, you can become a Quartz member today for just $50 for the first year. We hope you will consider joining our movement.

From the article.

If you are going to antagonistically correct me, please actually not be wrong. Correcting someone and being wrong is a special kind of annoying.

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Re:We’re taking down the paywall on qz.com by reaperducer on Sunday April 17, 2022 @05:00PM (#31064464)
The subscription has nothing to do with reading the articles.

From the article.

"MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:

Receive exclusive member-only newsletters The Weekend Brief—offering analysis and insights on one big news item of the week, plus the best of Quartz. The Forecast—a look at emerging industries and trends around the corner.

Help make Quartz accessible to everyone Your support allows us to provide a paywall-free experience to all readers and further our mission to make business better."

If you are going to antagonistically correct me, please actually not be wrong. Correcting someone and being wrong is a special kind of annoying.

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Re:We’re taking down the paywall on qz.com by vorpalhex on Sunday April 17, 2022 @07:08PM (#31065405)
Go back and read my comment. I did not mention paywalls or reading access. Only that I disliked the subscription cost model.

I can only write what I mean. I can't fix your mental model of what I write.

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Re:We’re taking down the paywall on qz.com by pessimizer on Sunday April 17, 2022 @02:09PM (#31062864)
No, it's extremely timely to discuss the wiseness of a pricing strategy that has recently been abandoned, and how it might have been successful with a change in paywall rather than its complete elimination.

If that's not timely, what do you suggest is?

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