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Author:  pcernie [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  Google to put limits on free news

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353812/goog ... -free-news

Damnit Google, you should have held your ground :(

Not that I expect this nonsense to last too long...

Author:  LaptopAcidXperience [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Google to put limits on free news

I think Google are being cleverer than that, this will (should) demonstrate that users aren't interested in the pay content, it's also a clever political move diffusing the row with Murdoch which could affect other Google income streams such as licensing Maps to News International.

Author:  pcernie [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google to put limits on free news

LaptopAcidXperience wrote:
I think Google are being cleverer than that, this will (should) demonstrate that users aren't interested in the pay content, it's also a clever political move diffusing the row with Murdoch which could affect other Google income streams such as licensing Maps to News International.


That's what I'm hoping for from Google in the long run, but wouldn't NI be able to use Maps for free? I don't know much about Maps :oops: :?

Author:  LaptopAcidXperience [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google to put limits on free news

pcernie wrote:
LaptopAcidXperience wrote:
I think Google are being cleverer than that, this will (should) demonstrate that users aren't interested in the pay content, it's also a clever political move diffusing the row with Murdoch which could affect other Google income streams such as licensing Maps to News International.


That's what I'm hoping for from Google in the long run, but wouldn't NI be able to use Maps for free? I don't know much about Maps :oops: :?



I believe to use GMaps for commercial purposes there is some form of licensing fee, and that's just as a desktop app, I suppose it might be case of Google letting NI use Maps on the news as a marketing tool for free. Now that you mention i'm not sure???

Author:  pcernie [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google to put limits on free news

Either way, they definitely appear on the Sky News site, so Murdoch looks a tit anyway :lol:

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