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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap (www.businessinsider.com)

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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

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[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rank...? Maybe it's my gender privilege showing, but it's just a person in a car that drives you from A to B. It's not exactly the kind of interaction I would think to rank 99% of the time.

E: Seems I misunderstood. Disregard. But I still prefer taxis

[-] TheImplication@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That's not what he means. A taxi rank is a place where taxis all line up to wait for fares. Think of them lined up a little ways down outside of an airport.

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Oh right those. Thank you

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