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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 14, 2026
Streaming TV Prices Rising Faster Than Cable Ever Did
Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sector is falling into all of the bad habits that ultimately doomed traditional cable TV. That has involved chasing pointless “growth for growth’s sake” megamergers, imposing bottomless price hikes and new annoying restrictions on customers, undermining labor, and cutting corners on...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 11, 2026
Elon Musk Wants To Get Into Wireless Phones And He’s Probably Not Going To Have A Good Time
There have been rumblings for a while that America's richest and most annoying white supremacist, Elon Musk, really wants to get into the wireless phone business. His lobbyists have been making noise in support for broader phone unlocking rules, and there've been several IPO-fluffing press leaks over the last few months indicating they're keen on...
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJan 7, 2020
My Modular Mind
What makes modular designs great for consumers often makes them troublesome for businesses, or why you can’t upgrade an iPhone these days.
designmodular design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 18, 2017
Who’s Who? Who Cares
How the “Who’s Who” concept of reference books devolved from a genuinely useful idea into a very costly form of vanity publishing.
publishingbooks
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 13, 2017
Who Killed The Encyclopedia?
The fast demise of the physical encyclopedia came about thanks to an upstart publisher, an indecisive giant, and the world’s biggest software company.
bookstextbooks
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 14, 2017
We’re Gunning For IBM
The minicomputer maker Wang Laboratories ran an ad on the Super Bowl long before Apple did. So why did the company and its minicomputers become a footnote?
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