X bundles Premium, Grok and Cursor into one plan

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour phone bill just got a new roommate.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorX has folded its paid Premium plan, the Grok chatbot and the Cursor coding tool into one subscription, with plans running from eight dollars to two hundred dollars a month, TechCrunch reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo hundred dollars. A month.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe cheap one is eight dollars, about a large pizza with no toppings.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe top one is a used-car payment you make for the privilege of posting.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's how it starts, Hank.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFirst it's a blue check, then a robot, then a coding tool, and by Christmas you're renting your own opinions back by the month.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRenting them back.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd you can't even cancel in peace, because the robot will argue with you about it.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPolitely, at first, and then in all capital letters.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMost people will pick the eight dollar plan, check their group chat, and forget it exists until the card statement arrives.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is the real business model of every subscription ever sold.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the two hundred dollar plan? What does it do?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresumably it posts for you, so you can finally stop.