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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)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 15 points 3 years ago (4 children)

P2P (eMule/Limewire/etc.)

DDL (Megaupload, Rapidshare, etc.)

Just these two were easier.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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

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