alt Hacker NewsIt was the same with cloud and software as a service. We underuse the power of our local machines and pay high cost for modest resources that are bandwidth constrained for most users.
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Jolter • today at 11:58 AM
People long ago stopped buying computers and started using Saas on their mobile devices instead. Ask HP.
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One consequence has been lower power requirement for local machines. This is partly why a 2015 MacBook is still perfectly serviceable for basic use in this day and age.
The AI boom first reversed the trend, to now try to get back to that cycle.