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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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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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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P2P (eMule/Limewire/etc.)

DDL (Megaupload, Rapidshare, etc.)

Just these two were easier.

In addition, pirated physical media used to be an easy way for non techy people to acquire media in developing countries.

Used to be? As late as 2011 I saw entire businesses dedicated to selling pirated movies.

I mean, 2011 was 12 years ago.

True, but this was in kandahar, I expect not much as changed....Except perhaps the selection.