OT: Playboy to stop publishing nude photos

[BobPSU92]

See the link. The rationale:

"You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free," Playboy's chief executive Scott Flanders told The Times. "It's just passé at this juncture."

http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/12/media/playboy-ending-fully-nude-photos/index.html

 

[psuro]

I assume that...

You. Are. Outraged.

 

[PennSt8er]

It's all Joe's fault.

 

[psuro]

It's all Joe's fault.

Jay preparing to take blame.

 

[Ranger Dan]

No issues... we all have just read Playboy for the articles anyway!

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

Playboy without nudes is like tosu without paid players...or the patriots WITH integrity.

 

[T J]

"There's an app for that"

 

[Bob78]

See the link. The rationale:

"You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free," Playboy's chief executive Scott Flanders told The Times. "It's just passé at this juncture."

http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/12/media/playboy-ending-fully-nude-photos/index.html

Well, Coca-Cola thought "New Coke" was a good idea at one time, too.
I would guess they considered all sorts of alternatives before landing here, like simply reducing the number of nude photos or number of pages of nude photos.
Still T&A, but now literally just T&A, is what seems to be implied to an extent.
If (when?) they change back, how will they spin that announcement?!

 

[T J]

Well, Coca-Cola thought "New Coke" was a good idea at one time, too.
Still T&A, but now literally just T&A, is what seems to be implied to an extent.

If (when?) they change back, how will they spin that announcement?!

Follow Coke's examples...

New name - Playboy Zero

Switchback name - Playboy Cherry

 

[nittanymoops]

Let's hope they can squeeze Catherine Bell into one of the final issues.

Jay preparing to take blame.

 

[BUFFALO LION]

See the link. The rationale:

"You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free," Playboy's chief executive Scott Flanders told The Times. "It's just passé at this juncture."

http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/12/media/playboy-ending-fully-nude-photos/index.html

So who is going to say "Wow! Now that Playboy isn't going to show nude pictures, I'm going to subscribe!!!" ?

This new generation just gets dumber and dumber every day.

 

[aferrelli]

This is the sign of a desperate company groping for straws.

 

[niteowlgt]

They had over 5 mil subscribe in '76, around 800 k today. 40% of their business is from China (not the wrestler) even though it is illegal . Mostly P-boy products.

 

[elbayl]

Playboy is irrelevant. When the last time (if ever) you bought a PB mag? When's the last time you even looked at one? BTW Hugh Hefner and Joe Pa were born in the same year.

 

[Marshall30]

Playboy is irrelevant. When the last time (if ever) you bought a PB mag? When's the last time you even looked at one? BTW Hugh Hefner and Joe Pa were born in the same year.

They've been irrelevant for years. Vanna White was on the cover of the last one I bought. Has to be 20 years. It was 1987.

 

[simons96]

Playboy is irrelevant. When the last time (if ever) you bought a PB mag? When's the last time you even looked at one? BTW Hugh Hefner and Joe Pa were born in the same year.

not to sound cliche, but they do write some very informative articles, and their interviews are some of the best in the business.

so I heard.

 

[BobPSU92]

I assume that...

You. Are. Outraged.

I. AM.

 

[eidolon21]

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