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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(www.businessinsider.com)

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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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moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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P2P (eMule/Limewire/etc.)

DDL (Megaupload, Rapidshare, etc.)

Just these two were easier.

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fulano@lemmy.eco.br
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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.

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

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edgesmash@lemmy.world
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I mean, 2011 was 12 years ago.

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