My original, editorialized title: Ars Technica Sells Out


Linking to this because I know people here read Ars Technica, and I totally didn’t become a subscriber three days before this was announced. Nope. No sir.

  • Teal@lemm.ee
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    29 days ago

    Damnit! I still like and respect the Ars Technica staff but Condé Nast can piss off.

    I feel for you KingThrillgore. I was thinking of supporting the site with a subscription but not after this. Still if enough people stop subscribing we may loose them altogether. This is a double edged shit sword.

    • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlOP
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      29 days ago

      I made it clear in my comment I was not happy about this after I became a subscriber. It will not auto-renew. If I had done it with a credit card and not Paypal, I’d try for a chargeback.

      For what its worth, nobody else active on the site is happy about this, either. Lots of unsubscribes are being claimed in the comments (including mine).

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        29 days ago

        Understood and have seen the comments. I don’t blame you for being upset. It’s a crappy situation.