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		x2tyfi 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon has mostly sat out the AI talent war Amazon Prime’s price hikes have a predictable cadence: * 2014: $79 to $99 * 2018: $99 to $119 * 2022: $119 to $139 We should expect a price hike from $139 to $159 in 2026, assuming the trend continues.

echelon 7 months ago [–]

Meanwhile, Google Fiber has been the same price for 15 years. At least according to the billboard outside my window.

ls612 7 months ago | [–]

It works out for them because bandwidth gets cheaper over time but inflation eats away at that. $70 today is like $50 back in 2010 when GFiber first launched.

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