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On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:56:14 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> It's a bit like the old argument over TV adverts. Some people skip 'em,
> but many TV channels couldn't exist without those adverts.
Personally, I don't buy that argument, though. One of the ideas behind
cable TV here in the US was that since people paid a subscription fee,
advertisers weren't needed to support the programming.
But then someone got greedy and said "why not charge a subscription fee
AND get paid by advertisers? We can make more money that way".
And so it is that I spend about $130/month on a basic digital cable
package and end up skipping through commercials.
Jim
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