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Murdoch Demands Kindle Users' Info

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the another-in-a-long-line-of-bad-decisions dept.

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.'"

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  1. Quality journalism really isn't cheap by basementman · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  2. Quality Journalism? by Senjutsu · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does Rupert Murdoch, of all people, know about Quality Journalism?

    1. Re:Quality Journalism? by edmicman · · Score: 5, Funny

      How the fuck did this get published?

      I imagine they hit "Reply to This", typed in a reply, hit "Preview", then "Submit".

  3. Re:Story available... by commodore64_love · · Score: 5, Funny

    6101 5823 0090 5121
    EXP 01/10 CVV number 876

    Okay now please forward a link to to my email address. Thank you.

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  4. Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article by commodore64_love · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

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  5. Re:Yet another reason to avoid a Kindle by MightyYar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony is usually held as an example of a consumer-friendly, trustworthy corporation.

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  6. Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    it's all handled through a trusted party.

    I thought you said you were buying them from amazon? I'm confused ;)

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