The Rationing: AI companies are using the "subsidize, addict, extract" playbook — and developers are the product
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Anthropic just ran the classic platform playbook on developers: offer generous limits to build dependency, then tighten the screws once the workflow is locked in. Their Spring Break promotion doubled off-peak limits for two weeks. It expired Saturday. Monday morning, developers are hitting walls they didn't have two weeks ago. The economics tell the story. Anthropic reportedly spends $2-3 per hour of heavy Claude Code usage. They charge $20/month. The math doesn't work — every power user is a...
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Originally published on March 30, 2026.
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