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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/technology
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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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[–] Linuto 8 points 1 year ago

My favorite example of the reverse in recent memory has been Wizards of the Coast essentially going back completely and then some on their unpopular OGL changes after a significant portion of their DnD Beyond members canceled their subscriptions.