Taran RampersadLooks like #perplexityai subscribers got a #baitandswitch
https://www.makeuseof.com/bought-annual-perplexity-subscription-lied/
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Bait and switch and shovelware.
Farmers cranking out the wares.
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#AISlop #baitAndSwitch #clickbait #content #contentFarms #listicles #poem #shovelware
sayzardSierra (@sierra12335)
작성자는 2개월 전 '4o를 중단할 계획이 없다'는 명시적 약속을 근거로 수천 명이 연간 구독을 했는데, 이제 그 약속을 뒤엎고 서비스를 중단하려 한다며 강하게 항의합니다. 이를 '베이트 앤 스위치'로 규정하고 상업적 사기 여부를 문제 제기하며 약속 파기로 인한 구독자 피해를 지적하고 있습니다.
Sierra (@sierra12335) on X
@OpenAI @ALupsasca @kevinweil @vicapow 2 months ago, you explicitly promised "no plans to sunset 4o." Based on that assurance, thousands locked into annual subscriptions. Now you pull the rug? In the real world, we call this a Bait-and-Switch. Is this considered commercial fraud? You lured us in with stability and
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erisThis week's penguin: It does work, so what's the problem?
N-gated Hacker NewsFord's #F-150 #Lightning pulled the ol' bait-and-switch, briefly outshining the mythical #Cybertruck before getting the axe for "poor sales" 😆. Must've been a real barn burner if outselling a vaporware truck wasn't enough 🔥. Maybe next time, #Ford, try marketing it as a #hoverboard for extra flair 🚀.
https://electrek.co/2026/01/13/ford-f150-lightning-outsold-tesla-cybertruck-canceled-not-selling-enough/ #baitandswitch #poor #sales #HackerNews #ngated
https://electrek.co/2026/01/13/ford-f150-lightning-outsold-tesla-cybertruck-canceled-not-selling-enough/ #baitandswitch #poor #sales #HackerNews #ngated
Diego"[...] uma das táticas de enshittificação mais adoradas pelos líderes empresariais de tecnologia: isca e troca. Se você opera um aplicativo baseado em nuvem, pode monitorar cada clique e pressionamento de tecla de seus clientes para descobrir quais recursos são mais valiosos para seus usuários mais abastados e, então, pode remover esse recurso da camada básica do produto e reclassificá-lo como um complemento com cobrança adicional".
#Enshittification #books #livros #CoryDoctorow #BaitAndSwitch
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Yvan ー イボん 🗺️ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBNWInRS6hM
#coffeezilla #debt #scam #veterans #loans #baitandswitch #psa
$10,000,000,000 Industry Has a Dirty Secret
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Nate CochranePundits have waxed on about Chris Bowen slashing the #HomeBattery scheme.
Most was policy motherhood statements about the ‘Vibe’. So I modelled a representative family who had solar.
And the results were sobering.
#BaitAndSwitch #auspol #renewables #solar #Tesla #ClimateChange #CostOfLivingCrisis