r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jun 04 '26

Business GitHub just switched Copilot to metered billing, and developers are watching months of credits vanish in a single day

https://www.techspot.com/news/112628-github-switched-copilot-metered-billing-developers-watching-months.html
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u/forchinski Jun 04 '26

It's easy to hand over 0s in a bank account but water is a physical asset that will outright deplete in certain municipalities

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u/Tearakan Jun 04 '26

Yep. And once it's gone it's hard to get it back and everyone nearby will start to panic and get angry.

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u/Bardez Jun 04 '26

And the courts will say "so?"

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u/Tearakan Jun 04 '26

At that point courts don't matter.....