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.

[newarkhiphop]

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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Sooner or later, everything old is new again.

We may be at this point in tech, where supposedly revolutionary products are becoming eerily similar to the previous offerings they were supposed to beat.

Take video streaming. In search of better profitability, Netflix, Disney, and other providers have been raising prices. The various bundles are now as annoyingly confusing as cable, and cost basically the same. Somehow, we're also paying to watch ads. How did that happen?

 

[Roid Jones]

It's wild

 

[FromStLouis]

1) Build walkable communities, invest in mass transit.

2) Antenna tv works just fine, companies are just greedy. (Writers Strike Actors Strike)

3) The average consumer isn't paying for cloud services.

/ 2 cents

 

[Cakebatter]

Is cable cheaper than subscribing to all the streaming services combined? Sure, but who the fuq is doing that? Most choose 2-3 and its way cheaper than Cable.

 

[TRUEST]

The cloud has never been cheap. You would have found that out quick the day you run any resource intensive tasks. It does have its uses. I see it as a way for the company to shift responsibilities of maintenance to a 3rd party. Also it came down to marketing. Folks with millions of dollar to play with flooded the tech world about how great it was. And people bought into it. Lesson here is work on your marketing. With great marketing you can sell a turd.

 

[ORDER_66]

yeah people fell for the trick bag...

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[Serious]

Who didn’t see this coming @JLova @kevm3 @JT-Money @TRUEST

 

[Black Mamba]

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

You can subscribe and unsubscribe to different services …..and Ubers are still more convenient.

 

[Umoja]

This is the rude awakening dikkheads like @MeachTheMonster will get after spreading their cheeks for Mircosoft.

 

[UnQuantized]

It was always a ruse. Innovation is never really for the people. Even if a tool makes your life more efficient, it's just a means to an end for the creators and investors.

 

[Black Mamba]

Pirating was always the way
If you didn’t know well too bad you fell for the okie doke

 

[Heimdall]

Everything's always been old school

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Wife pays for the cable and streaming services. So many good shows that you end up not catching shyt until it's already been on for 5+ seasons.