Comments on: Murdoch, Microsoft might team up against Google

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:48:55 +0000

It’s a brave move. He owns the content, so of course, he has the right to distribute it as he sees fit. Google is profiting off ‘free’ distribution of content created by 3rd parties.

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:20:03 +0000

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By: Pat Mlanduli

Pat Mlanduli — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:56:48 +0000

Nail right on the head!…I dont thik its gonna work…ppl are interested in news, subject matter not necessarily the source of those news…in that case than we might as well go back to reading hardcopy newspapers cos then we’ll be paying for the newspaper brand and not necessarily the news.
After all, that’s what’s he’s promoting his brands not the news…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:38:01 +0000

Who wants to read Newscorp’s biased news anyway?

Today we can all access the news we want to read – whenever and how we want.

I must admit I still prefer my daily news in the fish-and-chips wrapper (or light-the -fire, and so many other uses) format – with a cup of coffee; and will definitely not pay to read it on-line.

Rupert Murdoch has always liked to be in control of the media – ask any Australian prime minister who may have dared to cross or ignore him – but lately he seems to be grasping at any possible straw to hang onto that perceived power. Missing the boat most of the time (e.g. My Space; internet in China etc)
I agree that he should just retire. Although he seems to be placing his bets on living as long as his humble, inspiring and much respected mother (Dame Elizabeth turned 100 this year).

By: Phillipa Lipinski

Phillipa Lipinski — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:59:36 +0000

Mudorch needs to have himself a nice holiday on the Carribean and leave the work to the experts who still have the energy and the passion.

By: Hard Rain

Hard Rain — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:44:50 +0000

I sincerely hope it doesn’t succeed. If the “old guard” of industry figure out ways to mine profit out of the internet it won’t be long before they get their pal legislators to instigate “regulations”, for the betterment of society of course.

The internet is the only functioning, true model of a free market we have in this world. It’s been so successful it’s transformed the lives of millions of people on every continent, enhancing free speech and free interaction between people. Heck, most consumers get premium services online for free. The last thing we need is the sticky fingers of government churning the great punchbowl that is the web.

By: SN

SN — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:29:35 +0000

Well put -nice article.

We were beginning to forget that we actually hate Microsoft – with all what Melinda Gates is doing around world.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:19:58 +0000

won’t work… most of the news we read on the web is replicated a thousand times on a thousand different sites… whatever murdoch publishes is going to be republished somewhere else for free…