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.

  • @aidan
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    31 year ago

    The issue is paying for three streaming services, one is already way more choice and variety you get with cable. And I don’t even just mean the quality of the car, I mean being able to request an Uber on an app and have someone pick you up in a few minutes instead of having to look up a cab companies number then call 30 minutes in advance to talk to a dispatcher and eventually have a taxi show up.

    • @capy_bara
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      31 year ago

      That’s not true. With every production company spinning up their own stuff, you can easily end up having to subscribe to 2 or three just to watch Star wars (Disney plus) AND Star trek (CBS)

      • @aidan
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        11 year ago

        Having variety doesn’t mean having everything. A grocery store has a lot of variety but not everything, similarly cable doesn’t have everything. A lot of the biggest shows on Netflix have been Korean, usually US cable doesn’t have those.

        • @focusedkiwibear
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          11 year ago

          bro we used to have everything without paying out the nose. that’s the whole point lmao, way to miss it.

          • @aidan
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            01 year ago

            Except “we” didn’t have everything, Netflix selection was more US focused, that was it.