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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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[–] FrostKing@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As far as Ubers, I'm happy to pay them as much as taxis in tips at least — the people driving them are hard working people who could use it.

But dang, there's lots of streaming services. The new rise of piracy is not surprising.

[–] PurplebeanZ@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, for me Uber and the others in that space have never been about cost for me. It's the convenience of pressing a button in an app and getting home without needing to phone anyone, or hunting for a taxi rank.

[–] efstajas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

For me it's the fact that I get an upfront price, and know the ride is tracked and there's a company that can resolve disputes. I've had a bunch of super uncomfortable taxi rides where the driver was clearly taking longer routes to drive up the fare.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Rank...? Maybe it's my gender privilege showing, but it's just a person in a car that drives you from A to B. It's not exactly the kind of interaction I would think to rank 99% of the time.

E: Seems I misunderstood. Disregard. But I still prefer taxis

[–] TheImplication@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That's not what he means. A taxi rank is a place where taxis all line up to wait for fares. Think of them lined up a little ways down outside of an airport.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

You wouldn't copy an Uber...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think it says something that people feel the need to subscribe to half a dozen services.

Never even mind piracy, people don't need to be binging TV endlessly.