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Apple to Acquire Digital Magazine Subscription Service Texture and Integrate Into Apple News
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This will likely mean the end of Texture on non-Apple devices, which would be bad for consumers, and should worry everyone.
Choosing to use Apple devices should be because they are the best devices (for you) - not because Apple has crippled the opposition.
Choosing to use Apple devices should be because they are the best devices (for you) - not because Apple has crippled the opposition.
Er, Apple removed computer from its name when Steve Jobs was CEO.
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Um, Apple Music is on Android. According to Recode Apple is not removing this app/service from Android.
I like the Texture app and will be very disappointed if they make significant changes to it. It has replaced stand-alone subscriptions to a bunch of magazines for me (New Yorker, SI, Time, Macworld, etc.) and I like the fact that it follows the traditional magazine format, and not just a bunch of links to individual articles (although it does also make some individual articles available on a stand-alone basis).
Er, um, the universe removed Steve Jobs from Apple in 2011 and he was replaced by Cook. The company we knew as a maker of user-friendly hardware and software is now morphing into a goofy infotainment empire. Pardon me if I don't celebrate the changes.
Same here...I looked at Apple News for 10 seconds the first time I get new iOS devices and it's just garbage IMO. Also, how are magazine subscriptions considered "news?"
Barely ever read the magazines, attempted to cancel, offered $5 per month for Texture, still not reading any magazines so cancelled. I would rather buy them as interested at the news stand.
or it wasn't interested in selling.
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hopefully that includes some serious metadata work. all their stores are lacking but especially books
Yeah, man. They're even making MP3 players and socks now. Also, the Apple menu no longer lets me add my own aliases. What has Apple come to?
True...I'm not trying to split hairs but it is called Apple News...not Apple Newsstand. Similar to TV channels showing news every night for the past 60+ years.
It's probably most appropriate to put these digital magazines in the Apple iOS app, Books.
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I just cannot read e-magazines. I've tried (some of my paper subs come with digital versions...and bonus content like National Geographic or Scientific American) but it's just not the same as a magazine. Partly for me, staring at an iOS device and reading for more than 2 minutes just doesn't feel good. Read/respond to an email? No problem. Glance at major news headlines/summaries or weather updates? Sure. Read a 2-5 page article? No way. My wife, an extremely avid book reader, loves the Kindle (been using for 7+ years) but she also doesn't read a single e-magazine.
I didn't really care for it either but as it turns out nearly all of my closest friends use it. I almost never use it unless they are sending me some news to read.What's Apple News?
I really seem to be the wrong target market for their news. I looked at it the first day it was around, and haven't touched it since. Oh well, AAPL hit a new all time high today.
In effort to bring quality journalism and news there needs to be a certification system.
For example, lawyers have the bar and accounts have CPA certification. These certifications tell the world that a person is sufficiently trained in their field and provides repercussions if they malpractice.
I think this would help with many problems of today’s media, including “fake news”. This is done by enforcing a set of “rules” that would make sure writers are being honest and ethical. Also, if the writers have skin in the game because they had to pass tests, work under a certified writer for a certain amount of time, and spend money to become certified then they are more incentive to write better and not lose their certification.
An example of a potential rule would be that they have to site the source of a piece of information. They wouldn’t be able to use the phrase “from an anonymous source” anymore.
From a reader’s perspective, it also makes it easier to know what articles to readily trust and also lets the reader know when to use more discernment when reading articles by who aren’t certified or have lost their certification.
I think if a tech company was able to come up with a program or technology which implemented this certification system it would catch a lot of momentum. It could be used across the board for Fox, CNN, or whoever wants to be included in this “trusted” network of writers. This would also help Facebook with their Russia propaganda problem.
For example, lawyers have the bar and accounts have CPA certification. These certifications tell the world that a person is sufficiently trained in their field and provides repercussions if they malpractice.
I think this would help with many problems of today’s media, including “fake news”. This is done by enforcing a set of “rules” that would make sure writers are being honest and ethical. Also, if the writers have skin in the game because they had to pass tests, work under a certified writer for a certain amount of time, and spend money to become certified then they are more incentive to write better and not lose their certification.
An example of a potential rule would be that they have to site the source of a piece of information. They wouldn’t be able to use the phrase “from an anonymous source” anymore.
From a reader’s perspective, it also makes it easier to know what articles to readily trust and also lets the reader know when to use more discernment when reading articles by who aren’t certified or have lost their certification.
I think if a tech company was able to come up with a program or technology which implemented this certification system it would catch a lot of momentum. It could be used across the board for Fox, CNN, or whoever wants to be included in this “trusted” network of writers. This would also help Facebook with their Russia propaganda problem.
FWIW most public libraries offer free digital subs for many magazines through RBDigital/Zinio. Best thing is, if your local library doesn't offer a certain magazine you like it's possible a nearby one does and most libraries have reciprocal sharing agreements. I have library cards for a half dozen jurisdictions around me. Very convenient for traveling. Just load 'em up on your iPad or other tablet and go. (Might work on phones, never tried. Seems a bit painful.)
Heh. Sure it's irrelevant for non-productive people who just tweet all day. For people who actually do desk work, yes, PCs -- Mac OR Windows are required, graphics pros excepted perhaps. I'd adjust your post. Cook is just killing it -- that is, he's literally killing Apple's role as the preeminent tech leader. It's just a face among the crowd now. Love my iPad and iPhone but not giving up my Macs anytime soon.
Heh. Sure it's irrelevant for non-productive people who just tweet all day. For people who actually do desk work, yes, PCs -- Mac OR Windows are required, graphics pros excepted perhaps. I'd adjust your post. Cook is just killing it -- that is, he's literally killing Apple's role as the preeminent tech leader. It's just a face among the crowd now. Love my iPad and iPhone but not giving up my Macs anytime soon.
Unfortunately news is far more tainted by political affiliation than accounting or lawyering. I don't think it would make much of a difference.
Journalists, generally, attend university and earn a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in the field (as I did). That’s not always necessary as there are also freelance writers, authors, or anyone with a story to tell and a keyboard to type it. You can’t seriously ask all of these contributors to take a “test” to prove any credentials that one deems they need to possess. Anyone can write good content; anyone can write garbage. A better proposal would be for an informed public to weed out the legitimate news from the “fake.”
Remember, even The New York Times runs an erratum at least daily, whether the mistake was deliberate or not.
I don't think every type of author should do it for obvious reasons but if the big news companies and writers for big news companies knew that their "certification" was at stake it would have an impact on the quality of writing. It would make sure companies got it right over getting it first or mislead the public with false information.
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"The big news companies" and their writers already have high standards, and already have a codex they adhere to.