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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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[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Streaming has become remarkably easy, all in one place and free. No need to even sail any seas these days.

I wonder if all the companies considered that as they raised prices and divided the user base.....

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

most open source devs have other jobs

[–] Ronath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I can still pick and choose my streaming. If I don't want Netflix I can cancel it, I don't have to keep it just so I can also watch Hulu.

Yes, if you get everything, it's about the same or more than cable.

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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Streaming has gone up in price, and ads are sure to come as many streaming services are already complaining about financial strain, but for now it's still ad free and cheaper than cable in my country, by a long shot. Even if I pay for 3 streaming services.

I honestly hope that some of them go under, and have to revert to renting IP to Netflix again.

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[–] DankMemeMachine@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Capitalism: It just works™℠®©

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