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Wired Strongarms Subscribers?
yali writes "Wired has apparently been sinking to some rather low tactics with ex-subscribers. Namely, siccing a collections agency on them. If you let your subscription run out, you might get one of these. Nerds beware." From the article: "First came the usual letters warning McMillan, 36, that his subscription was up and that he wouldn't get any more copies of Wired unless he ponied up some cash. Then Wired's correspondence took a different turn. In May, McMillan received a letter from North Shore Agency, a leading debt-collection firm. The letter, headed 'Please Respond,' said he owed $12 for his Wired subscription."
Actually, you are the stupid one. Sure, you bought the subscription and probably should read the fine print. But if Wired wants to grow their business, as any reasonable capitalist wants to do, they should play nice. From what I gather, their "sales" techniques have gone from promoting the value of their magazine (and what a mag it was in the day!) to total disbelief in their product and using dodgy legal tactics to beef up their numbers. Fsck wired and fsck those "collections agencies" that are playing their sick revenue game. And fsck you too Mr. I-Read-All-The-Fine-Print! Get a life you troll.