Talk of business models. The Wikimedia Foundation has decided to launch Wikipedia Enterprise wherein it will charge companies that utilize Wikipedia data. Wikimedia Enterprise won’t change how current Wikipedia services work. However, it will offer new options for enterprises that use its Content.
Wikipedia asks Apple, other tech giants to pay for its content – cultofmac.com
Apple integrates information from Wikipedia into macOS, iOS, Siri… you name it.Graphic: Cult of MacWikipedia reportedly asked the tech companies that use its free encyclopedia to start chipping in on the cost. That includes Apple, who built Wikipedia into macOS and iOS.Apple and others depend…
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Wikipedia wants to charge Google, Amazon, and Apple for using its content – mashable.com
Everybody uses Wikipedia.
It’s currently the 8th most visited website in the U.S. and the 13th most trafficked site in the world. The website bills itself as the “free encyclopedia,” providing knowledge free of charge to a global user base. However, the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, hopes that some companies will pay for it.
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