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Murdoch Demands Kindle Users' Info
In yet another move to display how antiquated and completely ignorant of digital culture he is, Rupert Murdoch has started demanding that Amazon hand over user info for all Kindle users. This demand comes right after Murdoch just finished negotiating a larger share of revenue from Amazon sales. At least Amazon hasn't decided to comply with this request yet. "'As I've said before, the traditional business model has to change rapidly to ensure that our journalistic businesses can return to their old margins of profitability,' Murdoch said. 'Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives away its content is simply cannibalizing its ability to produce good reporting.'"
Quality journalism really isn't cheap, Slashdot can't even bother to link to an actual source for any of this information.
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What does Rupert Murdoch, of all people, know about Quality Journalism?
...but only to those who turn over their personal information and credit card billing info.
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WTG Slashdot! At first I thought a story that was posted without a link or attribution of source was a mistake. But then I realized it's really just a super-subtle acknowledgment of John Hughes' passing....
"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Rupert Murdoch pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious."
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
What the hell is this? Twitter? some blag? Where on earth is the link to TFA?
It's not like you'd actually read it.
Dear Mr. Murdoch:
Please accept this letter in the full spirit that it is intended. You opined, "Kindle treats them as their subscribers, not as ours, and I think that will eventually cause a break with us" to which I wish to sincerely respond:
Fuck you.
Signed,
Jeff Bozos
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Quality journalism is not cheap...
How can something that doesn't exist be expensive?
Slashdot Rule #36: TFA is only important when the link is not posted to TFA.
That's "Cristal", you prole. :)
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The Wall Street Journal will cease to be available on the Kindle e-reader unless Amazon starts offering a more generous revenue split and more publisher-friendly policies.
The Kindle can retroactively remove content that readers have paid for. How much more publisher friendly is he wanting? Is he wanting a hand job with every copy sold?
In yet another move to display how antiquated and completely ignorant of digital culture he is...
I expect this kind of bias from slashdot comments, but when the articles themselves are slanted...
Let us formulate our own opinions before you shove yours down our throat.
If our elected representatives no longer represent us, do we still live in a Democracy?
Sony is usually held as an example of a consumer-friendly, trustworthy corporation.
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Sony
Right, like he said, if it wasn't for the Simpsons.
No, he clearly said "fucking Crystal".
Her name is spelled with a 'y', not an 'i', and you too can enjoy her favors on your yacht for a mere $100,000 in sparkly trinkets, coke, and/or cash delivered monthly.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
it's all handled through a trusted party.
I thought you said you were buying them from amazon? I'm confused ;)
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
I'll let someone else make the "whoosh" noise... :)
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WHOOOOOSH!
That's fine, I just don't want to see Slashdot rule 34.
"'As I've said before, my concept of a business model has to treat customers like products to ensure that our journalistic businesses can return to their traditions of controlling everything people see and hear,' Murdoch said. 'Creating fictional news is not cheap, and an industry that gives away its content is simply making us look like greedy control freaks who want to rape the hearts and minds of Americans.'"
There, fixed that for you.
It's all those dratted protons and neutrons...
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He's just like me. I believe good flying cars are worth paying for...
Oh? and what makes you think that?
"Murdoch said. 'Quality journalism is not cheap, but I am. Step 1. Profit! There IS no step 2 ..."
Slashdot Rule #34: If you can poll it, there's a CowboyNeal option for it.
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