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Re:I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and ... by ModernMech on Friday April 24, 2026 @12:44PM (#47892647)
I love how it's just a tacit understanding that these companies' entire MO is to carve out a territory, get everyone hooked on the good stuff and then jack up the price when they're addicted and captured -- literally the business plan of crack dealers, and it's just business as usual in the tech industry.
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Re:I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and ... by strbean on Friday April 24, 2026 @01:15PM (#47893116)
I was recently introduced to the term "vcware", ala shareware or vaporware, to describe these products. "Don't use that, it's vcware, enshitification is coming soon."
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Re:I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and ... by baq on Friday April 24, 2026 @12:45PM (#47892666)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification 101
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