Times Digital Workaround?
The Times announced plans to start charging for its digital content:
All subscribers who take home delivery of the paper will have free and unlimited access across all Times digital platforms except, for now, e-readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook. Subscribers to The International Herald Tribune, which is The Times's global edition, will also have free digital access.
So what if you became a subscriber and then just always suspended home delivery (crediting your account and not donating the credit for the duration of your vacation to provide The Times to schools)? Isn't that a win-win? You get the digital version for free and the Times gets to count you as a subscriber (and thus amp up their subscription numbers to advertisers). Am I missing something here?
Posted: March 19th, 2011 | Author: Scott | Filed under: Half-Baked Theory | Tags: Sticking It To The Man, The Internet Is Free Motherfucker!, The New York Times
Or maybe there's no need to go to such great lengths.