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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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[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Good thing I've been getting my media from the high seas for years, never used an uber, and I don't give a shit about the cloud.

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[-] enu@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Hello L4S!

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[-] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org 1 points 2 years ago

That makes sense, thanks for the insight!

[-] regalia@literature.cafe 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

just use CloudStream

[-] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org 1 points 2 years ago

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

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