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.

  • kadu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not where I live - nothing illegal about pirating copyrighted material via torrents, so no fees. Straight up free.

    And with a (also free) Jellyfin server, I get the exact same streaming experience.

    I mostly paid with time - setting up the entire Jellyfin server. But boy let me tell you, this was way cheaper than Netflix’s current price in my country.

    Don’t disagree about your point on convenience though.