CNN Bucks the iPhone Free News App Trend by Charging $1.99 - Gets Slapped with 12+ Rating for Nudity, Drugs & Violence
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It is sometimes hard to tell the difference between foolhardiness and marketing genius. I still haven’t decided which category to place CNN in with their decision to charge $1.99 for…
CNN Mobile 1.0 (iTunes App Store)
…for the iPhone. After all, everyone else (MSNBC, ABC, Reuters, etc.) are giving away their news apps. It doesn’t even seem to have a push feature for breaking news like the AP News app does. Its one differentiation point is the ability for your to contribute to CNN iReport.
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