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The problem is likely related to the one with video. Sure, I can give you an aggregated subscription but it will cost you $1,000+ per year. How many people will pay that?

(And that's around what the basic cable TV bundle cost so it's hardly out of line.)



I think that if it replaced cable, and it were billed in a similar manner, a lot of folks would definitely consider it.

The problem with cable, was that horrible "forced" bundling.

Lose that, and it's worth the money.


For video today, you have the a la carte choice. I dropped my cable bundle and spend less per month for better programming. It means I don't have any live TV but it's a reasonable tradeoff for me. I don't really need an aggregator. I have 3 or 4 monthly charges, any of which I can drop at any time and I'm fine with that.

The issue with newspapers/magazines is that there are so many of them and there may be only an article or 2 a month I'm really interested in.




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