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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    2 hours 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.

    • Euphoma@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      17 minutes ago

      This pretty much already exists as the business model for web based apps and chromebooks, but it doesn’t work for all types of apps which is why chromebooks added android and linux app support

    • RamRabbit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 hour 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
      5·
      2 hours ago

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

      Amazing how we’re come full circle