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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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)

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.

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

Except "we" didn't have everything, Netflix selection was more US focused, that was it.