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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do what i did and stop watching TV completely. I have watched about 10 hours worth of TV in the past 12 years.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But I like TV.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you like commercials? And how much are you willing to pay for TV?

If the answers are "no" and "zero", then that's going to affect how much TV you/we watch, even if you/we like the TV shows.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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