← Back to context Comment by paxys 14 hours ago Because API pricing is for corporations and subscriptions are for consumers. 5 comments paxys Reply blitzar 9 hours ago I thought corporations were meant to be smart and get b2b / volume discounts - not pay 5-10x what the man in the street is paying. oblio 9 hours ago FOMO. This won't last forever. wmf 12 hours ago Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on? zipy124 2 hours ago I mean this is kind of standard in a lot of industries? Businesses get reliability/support usually for the price increase. Just look at lots of industrial tech. Or business vs consumer 3D printers, or business vs consumer laptops etc.... kelvinjps10 10 hours ago Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes
blitzar 9 hours ago I thought corporations were meant to be smart and get b2b / volume discounts - not pay 5-10x what the man in the street is paying. oblio 9 hours ago FOMO. This won't last forever.
wmf 12 hours ago Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on? zipy124 2 hours ago I mean this is kind of standard in a lot of industries? Businesses get reliability/support usually for the price increase. Just look at lots of industrial tech. Or business vs consumer 3D printers, or business vs consumer laptops etc.... kelvinjps10 10 hours ago Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes
zipy124 2 hours ago I mean this is kind of standard in a lot of industries? Businesses get reliability/support usually for the price increase. Just look at lots of industrial tech. Or business vs consumer 3D printers, or business vs consumer laptops etc....
kelvinjps10 10 hours ago Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes
I thought corporations were meant to be smart and get b2b / volume discounts - not pay 5-10x what the man in the street is paying.
FOMO. This won't last forever.
Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on?
I mean this is kind of standard in a lot of industries? Businesses get reliability/support usually for the price increase. Just look at lots of industrial tech. Or business vs consumer 3D printers, or business vs consumer laptops etc....
Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes