A few years ago, Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options from companies like AWS and Azure.

Bucha Bull to me.

  • floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    It’s really important not to discard functional hardware now, even by throwing it into recycling. It’s more useful intact and may not be replaceable forever.

    • EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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      One thing that concerns me is the wear/tear limits on SSDs. Under normal replacement cycles it isn’t such a concern, but it becomes an issue if you have to extend it out.