I just realized I've spent over €500 on PHPStorm licenses since 2020.
What's funny is that the price kept creeping up slightly every year, even though JetBrains claims the renewal discount should make it cheaper over time.
After three continuous years of subscription, it's basically back to the same price I paid in 2020 for the first license.
…and on top of that, there’s the lovely 20% VAT I somehow still have to pay for reasons unknown.
"User spending on ChatGPT has “stalled” and “the value of OpenAI subscriptions, which surged from a standing start in January 2023, has flatlined in the major European markets over the past four months,” according to new data published by Deutsche Bank.
OpenAI made a $500 billion commitment to buy 10 gigawatts of custom-designed chips from Broadcom yesterday, and has previously committed to spending $1 trillion with Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle. But “the poster child for the AI boom may be struggling to recruit new subscribers to pay for it,” said analysts Adrian Cox and Stefan Abrudan in a note to clients today.
Their data was drawn from transactions processed by third-party financial institutions in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, representing 15% of ChatGPT users."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-flatlining-subs-europe-ai-145343677.html
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"Users who don’t have a Secure subscription can get an alert every 10 seconds! Remember that there are features you only get as part of a Secure subscription that help you reduce the number of unwanted alerts you get."
Nice of Arlo to threaten to spam your notifications if you don't get a subscription 😆
The DIY #Cloud: How to Build Your Own Photo #Storage and Ditch #Subscriptions for Good
Should You Cancel Xbox Game Pass? Everything to Know on the Price Hikes and New Features
I am just waiting for a future trillionaire to propose air or sunshine as subscription services. That is what massive wealth in modern supply-driven economies is based on. Identifying the most basic biological need or function you can get away with monetising !
Housing? Hunger? Thirst? Attention? Dopamine? Healthcare? Education? Transportation?
#subscriptions #SupplySide #econimics #SupplySideEconomics #Ecocide #Maslow
I should also add that I cancelled Amazon Prime and completely closed the account.
I've been trimming subscriptions recently.
Disney cancelled (Just before the Kimmel stuff)
Paramount cancelled (Until a new Star Trek season starts)
XBox Game Pass Ultimate because WTF were they thinking with the 50% increase?!... reduced to Essentials.
Apple One reduced to Apple Music and iCloud Family only
Fortnite Crew cancelled
I imagine the next company subscription I cancel will be the next one to do something stupid 😅
been a while since my last blost, so i thought it was time for a new one :)
on subscriptions: https://sheepdev.xyz/blog/on-subscriptions
cc: @joel - thanks for the inspo :)
#blost #polymaths #blogging #subscriptions #fediverse #smallweb
If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t theft 🏴☠️
#GamePass increased price and and #XboxSeries consoles too. Are you still on the #Xbox boat?
#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Microsoft #MicrosoftGaming #XboxSeriesS #XboxSeriesX #Consoles #ConsolesWar #Subscriptions
After #Gamepass price hike to $30, I can no longer recommend the service nor an #Xbox console.
If the catalog has games you want to play and these cost above $30, then you may play a month and see if it entices you.
They will have to bring *real bangers* each month if they want people to stay. Not throwing a bunch of niche $10 indie games.
#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Microsoft #MicrosoftGaming #XboxSeries #Subscription #Subscriptions #XboxSeriesS #XboxSeriesX
An update on my #subscriptions!
I have way too many I think, lol
@psoutham @Lazarou nodds in agreement…
We need an "anti-#Thiel" strategy (anti-#monopolization) strategy that empowers #OpenSource, #OpenStandards and only accepts #MultiVendor & #MultiProvider solutions that are #FLOSS as well as #SelfHosting capable (both in terms of "reproduceable builds" & auditable code as well as "you can set it ou yourself" & no bullshit setup)…
Instead #incentives must be set in terms of i.e. #EU-wide public funds for #DigitalInfrastructure that #rewards FLOSS creation and enshures the #maintenance of said projects.
Finally canceling my Nintendo Switch Online.
$20/yr really isn't bad but I haven't played anything Nintendo online in years and don't have any plans to buy a Switch 2 in the next 12 months.
On the subject of canceling subscriptions... I decided not to renew Feedbin and I've imported my news feeds into NetNewsWire instead of Reeder Classic (unclear how long "classic" will be supported).
Next-up I really need to pull my RAW photos from Lightroom Cloud and cancel my final Adobe subscription.
On the verge of fully phasing-out my use of Fantastical… While I still like the app, it’s become increasingly difficult to justify the subscription price.
https://flexibits.com/fantastical
#iOS #macOS #Fantastical #Flexibits #SaaS #subscriptions #calendar
The 3 Best Coffee Subscription Deals for National Coffee Day 2025
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/national-coffee-day-deals-2025/
Warner Bros Joins Disney In Suing Sling TV For Making Streaming Video Cheaper And More Convenient
