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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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.