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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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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

On the flip side, piracy has never been easier.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 year ago

Honestly, yes it has been. It's not too bad, but it used to be easier.

[-] rx8geek@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

I would argue it's easier just in significantly different ways - the Arr stack of applications take more effort to learn and setup initially, but once you have it's absolutely effortless.

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