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  1. "Which means many ... publishers ... spent lots of precious time, money and effort working on a format that never got substantial traction." ShiraOvide/894904301956603906
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      Let's take a fun walk through the history of stupid tablet decisions: Remember Tablets were going to save Hearst? gigaom.com/2011/09/15/419-pcads-hearst-wants-tablet-magazines-to-adopt-movie-tv-pricing/
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        Then there was The Daily, the tablet publication that was going to be The Future! Oops. Chronotope/166495120089284609
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          Then there was the time the tablet was going to Save Public Radio! I guess that didn't happen? niemanlab.org/2013/12/the-newsonomics-of-public-radios-all-in-one-tablet-strategy/
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            Then there were the whole new tablet categories that were going to define all the new cool platforms. Nope. mathewi/468811001870036993
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              Then there was the time we just assumed Microsoft wouldn't have a future without Tablets. Still around? ezraklein/469485621527183360
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                Trying things without thinking them through can be costly, never was that more true than with glossy tablet apps Chronotope/740606447092830209
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                  And now these days, going from Tablet only to also working on phones is somehow a pivot: Chronotope/889557710513074179
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                    Conclusion: if someone tells you Device X will Save Journalism I guarantee you they will be wrong. Invest time & treasure accordingly.
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                      Anyway, re:Tablet - the money guys called this back in 2014 - Chronotope/451806509253406720
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