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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)
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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The only reason I even have Hulu is because I pay for Spotify. Otherwise, it's just not worth the price tag for me.

Spotify, though...raised its price recently, but also gave me new features that I use, so I'm not complaining.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    The one I know for sure is new that I use is an AI DJ feature. It plays music in sets it thinks you'll like, then lets you know when a new set is starting and what it'll be like; lets you start a new set manually if you don't like the type of music being played.

    As someone who lived alone, when it came out it was nice to have a friendly voice (sounds like a young, 20-something guy), even though fake, to talk to me about my music.

    Clearly I need to do research on them, though; I'm out of the loop on their nastiness.

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