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Some Publishers Wary Of Apple's "News" App

The Washington Post’s Philip Bumb is not super excited about “News” the Flipboard-like app that Apple just launched to replace its Newsstand service. Or, at least, he thinks News is much better for Apple that any of its publishing partners. “Apple's goal is always to keep you in the Apple universe,” Bumb writes. “It would rather have you read articles in News than on Twitter because, while publishers keep revenue from ads, Apple gets 30 percent of new subscriptions.”
 

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