The real thing will be if we start seeing the big companies having the plug pulled on them because the blackrock investors might end up getting sick of their constant drama and them not being able to be profitable which is entirely possible. We're seeing tons of news organisations go the full paywall route which has made search engines mostly unusable for me.
We're seeing tons of news organisations go the full paywall route
Which is ultimately self defeating. I don't know single person who pays for a subscription to an online newspaper.
I understand if the ad revenue from open access articles wasn't sustainable, but you can't just bill your way out of that. It's like when a failing restaurant shrinks portion sizes and increases the menu price; it's only going to speed up their collapse.
The real thing will be if we start seeing the big companies having the plug pulled on them because the blackrock investors might end up getting sick of their constant drama and them not being able to be profitable which is entirely possible. We're seeing tons of news organisations go the full paywall route which has made search engines mostly unusable for me.
Which is ultimately self defeating. I don't know single person who pays for a subscription to an online newspaper.
I understand if the ad revenue from open access articles wasn't sustainable, but you can't just bill your way out of that. It's like when a failing restaurant shrinks portion sizes and increases the menu price; it's only going to speed up their collapse.