The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)

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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[-] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I’m still really happy with my Netflix subscription , but it’s clear for me that I’ll never subscribe to 2 streaming services at the same time.

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