Agree completely. One thing about using the iPhone or iPad, 'Reader View' (when available) is terrific at cleaning up the display and eliminating everything except for the text and photos. I also find that the Apple News and News+ articles are very clean and without ads, only showing links to related stories at the end of any particular article. In fact, I don't recall noticing any ads whatsoever in Apple News (whether +, or not)?? But Apple News doesn't provide access to everything, of course.
I need to look into that again. Last time I tried using it, it would often miss article photos (but was excellent at getting the text). This was years ago. Looks like it's really improved. Thanks for the reminder
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Perhaps you are being funny, but if not, be aware it is being closed down at the end of this month.
Is it the case that when you have a paid subscription to the digital Economist, which is not inexpensive, you still get ads?
Yep. Same for WSJ. Despite paying there's ads galore. So I use an adblocker. Economist has been recently adding code to their ads to make it difficult for the adblockers to block them (randomizing the location/labels so AdGuard Pro couldn't block them as easily - AdGuard Pro eventually put out an update to block them).
Yes, it was an attempt at humor, always risky in an internet discussion of course . . .
You got me. I thought you were serious so I didn't want to be mean and laugh. - Heh - Very well done - thanks for the good laugh.
Apple News is not available where I am so I have no experience with that service. I just had a quick look at my hard copy of the Economist Christmas Double Issue (purchased at my local bookshop, not subscription) and there are a few ads but it is easy to ignore them. Much more irritating if you are being bombarded as you scroll through in the digital magazine. I would certainly cancel my subscription under their current way of operating.
Yeah the Economist - World in 2022 magazine that they mail out to us subscribers at the start of the year is perfect - hardly any ads (I don't mind the full pages ones now and then). Their paper editions have always been really conservative on the ads too - I usually pick one of those up for a long flight if I feel like it. WSJ and Economist are definitely in my top 'must haves' because of their reporting. If I had more $ and time I'd do more but I've been reading more books lately.
I subscribed briefly to the New York Times from abroad a couple of years ago. Never again. To cancel you must inform them by a telephone call. What a sleazy 1950's way of operating. They obviously want to have the chance to sweet talk you into not cancelling. Most or all 1-800 numbers companies give you to use are invalid from outside North America so screw them.
Yep, that type of stuff gets me *really* mad. Do that and I'll never spend a $ there again. Now I look for "Online Cancel" option before starting a new subscription.
I'm fighting Sirius XM on that right now. I sent them a letter saying I'd keep their service if they'd keep the price at $99/year, they called me at home and I said, that's my final offer, and hung up. They sent me an email to call them and they'd discuss it. I replied, "Just Cancel!"
Yep, I’m not paying $237 a year for SiriusXM. I auto renew in mid June. I’ll call them up before then and tell them $10 a month or less is the price if they want me to renew and they have been doing that for the last 10 years.I'm fighting Sirius XM on that right now. I sent them a letter saying I'd keep their service if they'd keep the price at $99/year, they called me at home and I said, that's my final offer, and hung up. They sent me an email to call them and they'd discuss it. I replied, "Just Cancel!"
They charged my CC $26 this month, and I've denied the charge, we'll see what happens next; I may have to change my CC number again.
I live similarly to this. Not sure what good it does having all the Worlds news at your finger tips. Also with the way the internet is these days your news is curated for you to match your political leanings. I know of the big things, elections, war, etc. Hard to miss them, but I stick completely clear of celebrity gossip and just about anything else. Does nothing to my life to improve it so I avoid it. I believe Paul Simon wrote "I get all the news I need from the weather report".Reluctantly......
I try to live under a rock as much as possible (seriously)....
Ignorance is bliss.
