• gopiandcode@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    It seems like a lot of proprietary platforms are doing this API pricing hikes — while this is great for libre user-respecting alternatives like lemme, I’m also curious what could have been the impetus…

    • English Mobster@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Elon is the cause.

      He started doing sketchy things. Other tech companies saw that they were leaving money on the table and followed suit.

      Let’s not forget that Elon also was the first of the tech companies to start layoffs. These other companies have been playing “follow the leader”, not caring that the leader is leading them to a pile of crap.

      • chickenwing@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I’m thinking it’s AI. Data just got a lot more valuable and Elon was wanting to sue Open AI and MS for not paying him a ridiculous amount of money. Reddit is going public and wants a big payout.

        Every one knew that these companies were going to cash in on their users eventually that’s why I’m glad sites like this exist.