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GitHub just switched Copilot to metered billing, and developers are watching months of credits vanish in a single day (www.techspot.com)

submitted 5 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 122 points 5 months ago (4 children)

It wasn't profitable. This bait and switch was a long time coming.

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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Yup, the “first one is free” deal is always a trap.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 months ago*

Literal drug dealer strategy

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[–] Clutter@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 months ago

In just glad it happened relatively soon. Should have happened sooner :-)

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[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

I'm sure they wanted to drag out the adoption longer than it was viable, too. Didn't quite get everyone dependent.

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