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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by cblconfederate on Monday December 28, 2020 @08:06PM (#25565405)
> with the rise of remote work, social disconnection is only going to rise

No, it's going to drop. Think immigrants who can move from crowded cities back to their country or a place that feels more like home

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by cocoa19 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:45AM (#25567116)
Immigrants won't give up their high salary in the developed world.

Employers won't pay a first world salary while living in a low cost country.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by cblconfederate on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:23AM (#25567578)
> won't pay a first world salary

Do tech companies also charge less for their products in non-rich countries?

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by jason0597 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @06:14AM (#25568720)
> Do tech companies also charge less for their products in non-rich countries?

Yes they do. They heavily adjust for PPP and local currencies

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by cblconfederate on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @06:25AM (#25568773)
can u give an example? e.g. adwords charges less depending on business location? or AWS ?
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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by imtringued on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:43AM (#25569197)
Steam has regional pricing.

Here is a price chart for Cyberpunk 2077: https://steamdb.info/app/1091500/

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by ValentineC on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @11:19AM (#25571275)
> can u give an example?

Spotify, Netflix, YouTube Premium.

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