Ft Printed an Error for 18 Months and Nobody Noticed
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The Financial Times has been printing an obvious error on its market data page for 18 months without being noticed, and a user discusses their decision to let their paper subscription lapse due to difficulty reading the small font.
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zippyman55
about 2 months ago
I love FT, but will let my paper subscription lapse this cycle as the micro font has gotten too difficult to read. I just scanned thru eight back issues in ten minutes. I’d like to spend a half hr on each but it’s just too small to read.
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