Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?
  • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    I’ll repeat what I said elsewhere:

    Renting PCs is probably overall cheaper and a lot better for the environment. Most people don’t need a machine, they just need a thin client and something to access a few apps maybe 30 mins a day.

    Even “power users” don’t need a machine.

    If there were a non-profit or not-for-profit that was selling maybe an rpi we’d be saving a lot of money and reducing climate harm.

    I just don’t trust bezos to not be greedy.

    • RamRabbit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      21 minutes ago
      • This assumes latency between one’s current location and the remote location is almost non-existent. It isn’t.
      • This assumes we have fast and available internet all the time. I sure don’t.
      • This assumes we can use the remote computer in every way we use our current computers. No way.
      • This assumes, as you point out, they won’t be greedy once they control everyone’s machines. They will be.
      • This assumes they won’t censor ‘dangerous’ sites on these machines. They will.

      I will happily pay more for freedom from the corporation.

    • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      43 minutes ago

      Most people don’t need a machine, they just need a thin client

      Amazing how we’re come full circle