Doesn’t this imply that it’s better to rent than to buy?
TANSTAAFL
1. Physical hardware is a useful abstraction.
2. At the end of a three year cycle, you can sell something you own. (This has associated costs of course).
3. Rents can go up. Terms and Conditions can change. Credit cards can expire or be cancelled. In other words, renting introduces a significant dependency.
4. You are your own most important customer. Statistically, you are not The Clouds's most important customer. When The Clouds has a fault, it gets resolved based on its business model.
Engineering decisions are specific to a specific problem and all of them come with tradeoffs.
TANSTAAFL
1. Physical hardware is a useful abstraction.
2. At the end of a three year cycle, you can sell something you own. (This has associated costs of course).
3. Rents can go up. Terms and Conditions can change. Credit cards can expire or be cancelled. In other words, renting introduces a significant dependency.
4. You are your own most important customer. Statistically, you are not The Clouds's most important customer. When The Clouds has a fault, it gets resolved based on its business model.
Engineering decisions are specific to a specific problem and all of them come with tradeoffs.