Comments on: Europe’s biggest newspaper decides the iPhone browser isn’t welcome

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By: Robert Simmons

Robert Simmons — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:47:26 +0000

@paul… You think americans are the only ones astonished? Europeans don’t like free and are commenting here (you’re here after all) ? Says more about you than the subject we’re commenting on. Newspapers have to “earn” money. Many are going to perish unless they get creative. Music, cinema, all will have to adapt and many are. Netflix, Redbox, Itunes, etc… are thriving. The worlds business models are changing, adapt or perish…

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By: Heidiho

Heidiho — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:27:03 +0000

Just like SUN. Everybody claims it is shite but everyone reads it. Cos – how else would you know? I admit, I sometimes read it, it is also fun to do so, refreshing to have this beside the serious newspapers. And I know a lot of people with so-called high IQ who read it, and do not see anything wrong with that. Just don’t take it too serious, will you. Plus, in the past on quite a few occasions there have been breaking news first in Bild before all other news media.

Back to the subject, I am not convinced people will pay for reading Bild on the iphone. Think it is a big mistake they are about to make, should they be serious and this is not a bit of (bad) PR in order to test the waters. One should rather get more visitors to the site and then see to earn more money via smart advertising with this higher rate of visitors. That would be progressive.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:28:37 +0000

and good thing they do. They are a business and they have to make money. Nobody forces you to pay. Why r u americans astonished by that?

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By: PJebsen

PJebsen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:48:44 +0000

Hellman & Friedman LLC only hold 9.9 % of Axel Springer’s shares.

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By: fiyahstotah

fiyahstotah — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:22:11 +0000

bah! the iphone ssucks! here’s the video to prove it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggD3Hr1rVyA

By: Don't Block Your Users | daniel.ord

Don't Block Your Users | daniel.ord — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:23:59 +0000

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By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:39:54 +0000

But still every politician, manager and other persons with public presence are reading it.

so its more like 50% of the readership is rather “stupid” – but the other 50% is willing to know what the other half is going to think (because Bild kind of dictates their opinion).

But thats probably the case for every tabloid newspaper (like Sun in the UK).

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By: K

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:17:05 +0000

This is exactly what I proposed a while back. If iphone owners demand an app for everything they do on their phones then they should pay a “tax” for that. I don’t see this company doing the same for other smartphone owners as we’re happy just using the browser.

Apple have set the mobile web back a few years by training their users into expecting an app for even the most mundane of tasks that could be done on a web page. Such as reading news.

By: MikeMc

MikeMc — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:47 +0000

Sorry, that was a little over the top.

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By: MikeMc

MikeMc — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:48:29 +0000

“Of course, the strategy may well back-fire, even when it could use more readers, unimpared by pay walls.”

Why does it need readers that don’t generate any revenue? If anything the people who access via mobile probably cost more more in bandwidth than they generate. Unless there’s some evidence to the contrary.

By: MikeMc

MikeMc — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:43:20 +0000

Go post spam for your free because nobody reads it blog elsewhere.

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By: MikeMc

MikeMc — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:37:54 +0000

“I am now an ex reader of this news outlet.”

I’m sure they’re crying in their dopplebock over the loss of your non-revenue generating freeloader ass.

By: passerby

passerby — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:19:46 +0000

If anything Apple should allow third-party browsers on iPhone. Don’t they still block Opera?

By: newspapers

newspapers — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:03:10 +0000

Dear Geeks,

It is with deep regrets that we wish to inform you that we have to decline your policy. You are an insignificant portion (0.05%) of our readers. We will miss you. Find another site that suits your need. We hear that your kind hang out at twatter or whatever that is. Good luck.

-newspapers

By: Axel Springer

Axel Springer — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:46:59 +0000

Axel Springer was sold out to Hellman Friedman Holdings, a San Fran investment firm, who also owns, surprise surprise, Getty Images: -the- monopolistic corporation that is currently using extremely anti-competitive tactics to kill the stock image industry – example being, buying Istockphoto and JupiterImages, and manipulating them to squash any competition through strong-arm tactics, particularly through using their legal dept. to sue the hell out of anyone they don’t like. The Dept. of Justice has their eyes on them big time and was well on their way towards an anti-trust case before Mark Getty sold out to HF and evaded responsibility for rendering the creative imagery industry a one-sided show.

It is clear Getty sold to Hellman Friedman (thus abandoning their public trading status) specifically in order to mitigate anti-trust and monopoly-related dealings.

It is no wonder that a subsidiary of HF, especially one with control of a large portion of sheeple in Germany (Bild readers = ham & eggers), would resort to extortionist tactics like this.

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