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Comment by danpalmer

This is why "unlimited" subscriptions are going to go away, because people can't just use what they paid for, they have to drain every bit of value out in every way they can.

Things sold as "unlimited" are always done so within some scope that makes it hard to abuse, on purpose. Unlimited free refills, but you can't bring a bucket to take home. Unlimited home bandwidth, but you can't use it to run servers.

Yes you can technically do this, but the result is that Cursor will just change their subscription model. Because they rely on the "unlimited" access being within a scope they control that gives them tools to manage volume.

parent danpalmer 3 months ago

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