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Rupert Murdoch reveals details about 'The Daily' iPad newspaper

article published on 2 February, 2011

Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., has revealed all the details of "The Daily" iPad newspaper, months after rumors began swirling about the possibility of the digital paper. You have two options to purchase The Daily, either 99 cents per week, or a discounted $40 for the whole year. The newspaper was completely built "from scratch," which Murdoch explains: Simply put, the iPad demands ... [ read the full article ]

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stuntman_
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2. February 2011 @ 20:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
only apple customers would be stupid enough to subscribe to this, and they would only do so just because its exclusive to the ipad not because they feel paying for this newspaper is superior to getting the news from another free source


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2. February 2011 @ 20:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Prediction: It will be available on P2P for download faster than it is delivered to the iPad!



Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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2. February 2011 @ 23:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What an epic waste of money. Well, for the publishers and developers. I have a feeling most of the consumers won't be paying much.
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2. February 2011 @ 23:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"The paper will have around 100 pages per day of original news"

"original news"...does that mean they will just make up stories?


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3. February 2011 @ 13:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I smell trouble for Crapple on this already. First, the Nook already has a daily news service called "the daily". Been around since day 1. Second, 100 pages of news a day is quite a feat and why would someone pay $40/yr or $.99/week in order to get the same thing found on the internets for free? Will the purty pictures be that enticing?
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4. February 2011 @ 14:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by POGK:
I smell trouble for Crapple on this already. First, the Nook already has a daily news service called "the daily". Been around since day 1. Second, 100 pages of news a day is quite a feat and why would someone pay $40/yr or $.99/week in order to get the same thing found on the internets for free? Will the purty pictures be that enticing?
Thank you! I mean come on, are you nuts Crapple + Murdoch ?! At most this should be an app in the market for a couple of quid/dollars...
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