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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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That makes sense, thanks for the insight!

[–] enu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] enu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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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