How much does the New York Times' upcoming paywall cost, if you're going to read more than 20 articles per month online? Quite a bit, it turns out—especially if you compare it to 100 GB of Dropbox space. Or even the Economist, Wall Street Journal, and the iPad-focused "The Daily" combined.
Maybe it's not quite a one-to-one comparison to compare the Times' multi-level subscription plans with content from Netflix, data from Dropbox, or other newspapers—mostly because it makes the New York Times' most premiere plan look pretty bad. Michael DeGusta of TheUnderstatement.com points out that it's not just the pure cost of the New York Times' subscription model, but the complexity: people will pay a decent amount for a monthly service, but only if the access and usage terms are clear.
So, out of curiosity: What are you actually willing to pay for an online resource like the Times? What did you imagine you'd be paying for news access, video, and other services, say, five years ago?
Digital Subscription Prices Visualized (aka The New York Times Is Delusional) [The Understatement via Boing Boing]