True. And from what I understood, the Verge is offering two tiers - less ads and no ads. You can pay for the one you think is worthwhile.
As a consumer I definitely lean on the "if I'm paying a subscription, I expect zero ads" side of the fence. It just has to be worth the additional price for me (The Verge is not)
https://www.theverge.com/subscribe only has a monthly and annual option, and it doesn't look like either of them is "no ads"? The annual one is just cheaper and has some magazine?
As a consumer I definitely lean on the "if I'm paying a subscription, I expect zero ads" side of the fence. It just has to be worth the additional price for me (The Verge is not)