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.

  • scorpiosrevenge@lemmy.mlEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    Not sure how it’s easier I can’t get near a torrent site without getting dumb letters from ISP. "get a VPN… "

    OK. Well that’s not easier than ever, is it lol.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’ve gotten dumb angry letters since from ISPs since Napster.

      But I’m hard pressed to remember a time when so much content was so readily available so quickly.

      And a $4/mo Proton VPN is downright trivial when the cost of a good laptop has fallen from the $1000s to the low $100s.