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Will Internet Users Pay for Content?

Posted by michael on from the in-a-word-no dept.

securitas writes "One of the most challenging business problems is trying to figure out how to make money on the Internet, especially with content. Louis Borders believes that Internet users will pay for online content and explains in an interview the how and why. He is founder of Borders Group, a $3.4 billion company that is the second-largest bookseller in the USA, as well as the billion-dollar online grocer and dotcom flameout, Webvan. Borders thinks he has found the answers and has just launched KeepMedia, an online newsstand subscription service. As someone who has had spectacular success and failure in his career, Borders' latest venture will be an interesting one to watch."

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  1. Okay.. here's SCO's business model by jkrise · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. Offer 'free' software.
    2. Get 'downloaders' to make it better.
    3. Reach critical mass - a million users, say.
    4. Sue them for IP violations
    5. Charge them $700 for each instance
    6. Profit

    If all else fails, ask RIAA...

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