tofuJan 15

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud

https://lemmy.nocturnal.garden/post/468991

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud - Nocturnal Lemmy

Cross posted from: https://lemmy.nocturnal.garden/post/468990 [https://lemmy.nocturnal.garden/post/468990]

Show threadBrkdncrJan 15

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.

Show threadirmadlad

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

Amazing how we’re come full circle

Jan 15 at 11:52pmWeb
Show threadSilentObserverJan 16
Right! I had no idea Bezos used Lemmy either!
Show threadBroken_WindowJan 16
How do you do, my fellow progressives? Did you know that renting everything instead of ownership is good for the planet? You should rent an apartment NOW! Oh, and throw out that rusty old PS2. You get a lot more value if you buy our monthly Amazon Gaming Plus subscription (you also get 30 second ads instead of a full minute ones! What a crazy value!)
Show threadirmadladJan 16
I mean, of course Bezos wants to rent you a cloud PC. Bezos would sell your shit back to you if he thought there was a market. Hell, I’d sell your shit back to you if I thought you’d buy it. When I see headlines like these I think ‘Well…duh’.