I'm trying to understand this but can't(ipad WSJ subscription)

[SAWYER]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/...agazines-to-be-at-or-near-newsstand/#comments

Ok so it's 17.99 a month, but the online subscription is 8.50/month that can be accessed with the web browser on the ipad, plus any other online device. Why would someone pay the higher price?

 

[Koing]

You don't always have a net connection in the basement...

Koing

 

[Anubis]

You don't always have a net connection in the basement...

Koing

walk upstairs?

 

[dullard]

Why would someone pay the higher price?

That someone is an Apple user. Apple users have for decades paid much more for basically the same product. This is nothing new to them. In fact, it is desireable (I can't understand why though).

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I'm trying to understand why you would have one to begin with?

 

[Vette73]

That someone is an Apple user. Apple users have for decades paid much more for basically the same product. This is nothing new to them. In fact, it is desireable (I can't understand why though).

/everyone knows this

 

[Raduque]

That someone is an Apple user. Apple users have for decades paid much more for basically the same product. This is nothing new to them. In fact, it is desireable (I can't understand why though).

They think it means they're "better".

Like paying more for a Lexus which is just a chromed-out Toyota.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Perhaps the higher price offers internet functionality of some sort outside of the web browser. Like maybe the internet album art retrieval and similar stuff doesn't work on the cheaper service. Actually I have no idea and don't really care. A decent netbook sounds so much better than an ipad IMO.

 

[richardycc]

why would anyone pay for it, isn't WSJ free if you go thru Google?

 

[Leros]

The theory is that the iPad version will be much better than the online version. They'll be able to offer a better more skimmable format with the iPad, thus making it worth more than the web version.