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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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[-] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org 1 points 1 year ago

That makes sense, thanks for the insight!

[-] enu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Hello L4S!

[-] enu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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[-] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder how much of the inability to be profitable is driven by their licensing costs.

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[-] regalia@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

The cloud is still pretty cheap. Getting cheaper if anything.

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