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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by yuuuuuuuu on Thursday June 29, 2023 @02:18AM (#36517002)
> I guess everybody wants to fully own the platform,

But this is not about distribution platform. It's about the payment platform. They can all distribute in any way they like, as long as there is only one payment aggrgator.

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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by stevenwliao on Thursday June 29, 2023 @03:52AM (#36517638)
Every newspaper already has a payment platform. The only value add is distribution.
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Re:National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff wri... by yuuuuuuuu on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:41AM (#36530946)
Yes, each their own. But I want to pay once and then read WP, NYT, WSJ etc online without being bothered with more and more separate subscriptions.

Which all this thread is about. You have read the other messages, right?

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