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.
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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.

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.

    • Ullallulloo@civilloquy.comEnglish
      243·
      2 years ago

      There’s no finite land on the Internet. You’re just as free to set up your own server today as you were 30 years ago.

      • Ann ArchyEnglish
        2612·
        2 years ago

        You can also set up your own ISP, news conglomerate, microchip factory, global shipping line, and a nuclear plant.

        It will take a while to get noticed, but in a few decades you can look forward to being bought up by the monopolies in the respective domains.

    • regalia@literature.cafeEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      There’s just as much content on the internet as before, and that free and open content continues to grow at a faster rate then it ever did before. They didn’t have anything that the proprietary services of today offer, so there’s no “better days” comparison there.