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.

  • pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    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

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      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.