Today, the fateful news came down that Amazon will finallyincrease the costof anAmazon Primemembership.
Except, not really.
Because even at $99 a year, Amazon Prime is still the single biggest bargain in tech.
https://gizmodo.com/from-next-week-amazon-prime-will-cost-99-a-year-1542920021
On the face of it, the increase from $79 to $99 seems dramatic.
Thats a 25 percent bump, not even pegged to any flashy new offering.
Its the same Prime, just… more expensive.
But Amazon Prime isnt anyone else.
Free two-day shipping, yes, but also cheaper overnight shipping.
Entry into the Kindle Owners Lending Library, which amounts to getting a free book every month.
And all of that is going to be joined in the very near future by astreaming music service.
But its also still insane.
Like, wolf-face crazy.
Like, you-would-hire-Crispin-Glover-to-play-it-in-a-movie crazy.
Lets put this one other way.
You pay eight bucks a month for Netflix.
Its your own personal budget Voltron, and less than two bucks more a month doesnt change that.
Heres a final dollop of perspective.
Adjusted for inflation, $79 in 2005 comes out to about $95 in 2014 money.
So yes, Amazon Prime is about to be more expensive.
But you know what?
Its still a steal.
And youd be crazy to quit now.
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