Murdoch Demands Kindle Users' Info 433
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.'"
Quality journalism really isn't cheap (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.
Quality Journalism? (Score:5, Funny)
Story available... (Score:4, Funny)
...but only to those who turn over their personal information and credit card billing info.
No link, but.... (Score:5, Funny)
WTG Slashdot! At first I thought a story that was posted without a link or attribution of source was a mistake. But then I realized it's really just a super-subtle acknowledgment of John Hughes' passing....
"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Rupert Murdoch pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious."
Re:Quality journalism really isn't cheap (Score:4, Funny)
They're afraid the AP will come after them for quoting 50 words.
Re:Link? (Score:5, Funny)
What the hell is this? Twitter? some blag? Where on earth is the link to TFA?
It's not like you'd actually read it.
Re:Story available... (Score:5, Funny)
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Okay now please forward a link to to my email address. Thank you.
Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article (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
Quality journalism is not cheap.... (Score:2, Funny)
Quality journalism is not cheap...
How can something that doesn't exist be expensive?
Re:Link? (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot Rule #36: TFA is only important when the link is not posted to TFA.
Re:In other news. (Score:3, Funny)
That's "Cristal", you prole. :)
Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article (Score:1, Funny)
The Wall Street Journal will cease to be available on the Kindle e-reader unless Amazon starts offering a more generous revenue split and more publisher-friendly policies.
The Kindle can retroactively remove content that readers have paid for. How much more publisher friendly is he wanting? Is he wanting a hand job with every copy sold?
Bias Anyone? (Score:4, Funny)
In yet another move to display how antiquated and completely ignorant of digital culture he is...
I expect this kind of bias from slashdot comments, but when the articles themselves are slanted...
Let us formulate our own opinions before you shove yours down our throat.
Re:Story available... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yet another reason to avoid a Kindle (Score:5, Funny)
Sony is usually held as an example of a consumer-friendly, trustworthy corporation.
Re:Yet another reason to avoid a Kindle (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Quality Journalism? (Score:3, Funny)
If that was a typo it was unintentionally hilarious.
Re:Quality Journalism? (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".
Re:News Reporter to News Maker (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In other news. (Score:3, Funny)
No, he clearly said "fucking Crystal".
Her name is spelled with a 'y', not an 'i', and you too can enjoy her favors on your yacht for a mere $100,000 in sparkly trinkets, coke, and/or cash delivered monthly.
Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article (Score:5, Funny)
it's all handled through a trusted party.
I thought you said you were buying them from amazon? I'm confused ;)
Re:Yet another reason to avoid a Kindle (Score:4, Funny)
I'll let someone else make the "whoosh" noise... :)
Re:Yet another reason to avoid a Kindle (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Story available... (Score:3, Funny)
Congratulations, you're the only Discover cardholder left on the planet!
Re:Link? (Score:5, Funny)
Lord Murdoch has spoken. (Score:5, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Quality Journalism? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article (Score:3, Funny)
He's just like me. I believe good flying cars are worth paying for...
Re:Story link to DailyFinance.com article (Score:1, Funny)
Oh? and what makes you think that?
Murdoch quote nominated for world's largest .... (Score:4, Funny)
"Murdoch said. 'Quality journalism is not cheap, but I am. Step 1. Profit! There IS no step 2 ..."
Re:Link? (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot Rule #34: If you can poll it, there's a CowboyNeal option for it.