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Laptop prices expected to soar by around 40% as AI crunch takes hold — analyst says rising mainstream models priced at $900 could hit more than $1,200 due to rising memory, storage, and CPU costs

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Laptop prices expected to soar by around 40% as AI crunch takes hold — analyst says rising mainstream models priced at $900 could hit more than $1,200 due to rising memory, storage, and CPU costs - Lemmy NZ

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BestBouclettes Mar 10

I’m pretty convinced they want to create a situation where people have to use “thin client” like computers always plugged in their infra. An OS as a service, under subscription, always monitored and scrapped for AI training and mass surveillance.
The Windows 12 announcements point towards that

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sonofearth

I just bought an Electric Moped. Their cheaper model has BaaS (Battery as a Service) model which allows you to pay for your battery as you use it. If you buy the fully “owned” variant, it costs 150k INR while BaaS variant costs 90k INR.