Apple has indicated it has an announcement January 27 and all speculation focuses on the introduction of its tablet-like device that most believe will be called iSlate.
The Guardian's Mercedes Bunz suggests in a post today that one thing Apple could do, if it were trying to support journalism, would be to unveil a micropayment plan along the lines of iTunes for news.
Her post is more hopeful than empirically grounded. There is little indication Apple will do more than have some publishing partners for its device, and the one notable likely partner (The New York Times) is already neck-deep with other devices like the Kindle.
But Bunz notes that Apple could help journalism address its micropayment conundrum by bringing the notion forward as it brings its device to market.
The Guardian's Mercedes Bunz suggests in a post today that one thing Apple could do, if it were trying to support journalism, would be to unveil a micropayment plan along the lines of iTunes for news.
Her post is more hopeful than empirically grounded. There is little indication Apple will do more than have some publishing partners for its device, and the one notable likely partner (The New York Times) is already neck-deep with other devices like the Kindle.
But Bunz notes that Apple could help journalism address its micropayment conundrum by bringing the notion forward as it brings its device to market.
