True, but they didn't ask how to get it for free. And besides, people are pretty much over having to subscribe to everything. It's not that they don't wish to pay, it's just they don't want to have to pay every single entity every single month. It's just too much. If only micropayments had took off.
They have a paywall now, you can still view their free articles without an account.
My understanding is that most publications like this have declining financials. More competition, functional replacements in the market, declining search traffic, changing audience preferences. The pay wall is to try to re-capture some of that lost rev to keep things going. They have some free articles about this and have talked about it on their podcast.
The Verge is a great site, it was an easy decision to pay to be a member.
My understanding is that most publications like this have declining financials. More competition, functional replacements in the market, declining search traffic, changing audience preferences. The pay wall is to try to re-capture some of that lost rev to keep things going. They have some free articles about this and have talked about it on their podcast.