The speaker suggested partnering with other media companies to create an association that would license premium content to a single player, such as Google or Microsoft.
This suggestion was rejected by the New York Times board due to concerns of antitrust issues.
The board instead chose to allow Google and other companies to freely crawl their data, leading to a shift towards an advertising-focused business model.
The speaker believes this decision was a major mistake and the New York Times should course-correct by implementing a metered paywall.
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