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.

  • DarthBueller@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Um, on what planet does Uber have higher overhead than a taxi co, unless you’re talking about debt service and maybe bandwidth? Uber doesn’t own anything except tech infrastructure and IP.