Microsoft loves losing money with online services, so this should stay free forever... unless they get a new CEO who isn't crazy about pouring billions into a hole.
Marco ArmentOne reason I love the Kindle, more so than the iPad, is that on the Kindle you can't do anything else but read. It's the best, because it does the least. It doesn't even show a clock.
Marco ArmentIf you sit on, sleep on, stare at, or touch something for more than an hour a day, spend whatever it takes to get the best.
Marco ArmentWith Instapaper, I can take a few months off. I can't stop publishing 'The Magazine' for two months and work on something else.
Marco ArmentPeople want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually have awful apps. 'The Magazine' was designed from the start to be streamlined, natively digital, and respectful of readers' time and attention.
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