The software will be free and vendors will be selling expertise and subscriptions.

到时候软件都免费了，供应商卖的将是专业经验和订阅权。

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We are raising a generation of kids who do not want to pay monthly subscriptions for anything. Give me stuff for free and stick some advertising on it.

没想到持这种想法的居然大有人在，真是令人担忧：我们的下一代想读书时，他们会说“拿过来，在上面贴上广告就可以不付钱了吧？”

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We’re also realizing that we can cancel our hefty cable subscriptions and still watch the Daily Show online—for free.

网络的另外一个好处就是免费—我们不必交收视费也能在网上观看喜欢的电视节目。

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"And we're seeing very strong growth in subscriptions and subscription revenues." FT's online readers can currently access up to 10 free stories per month before being prompted to subscribe.

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