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  • Apple's subscription controversy is all about perception

    Posted February 21, 2011 - 4:00 pm

    Apple has taken a lot of heat for the terms associated with its new subscription system. With the first iPad competitors hitting the market right after the media firestorm, the controversy could be a major hit to Apple even if it eventually works out relationships with publishers and developers.

  • It's official: No one likes Apple subscription plan

    Posted February 17, 2011 - 11:16 pm

    First developers and content companies hated it. Then the media got in its shots. Now the federal government and European regulators are casting a skeptical eye toward Apple's recently announced shakedown terms of business for content providers selling their product through Apple's App Store.

  • Apple launches subscription system, gouges publishers in the process

    Posted February 15, 2011 - 1:31 pm

    Apple's new subscription system has the potential to make online magazine, newspaper, and other content subscriptions easy for users. Unfortunately, it places a lot of burden on publishers to conform to Apple's demands for near-exclusive access and charges them a 30% iTunes tariff.
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