Why we are not leaving the cloud
So everyone says the cloud is the future. I get it. But is this the truth, or what all the tech giants want people to believe? Don your foil hats for a moment and listen to me.<p>All the original internet companies run their own hardware. They rent out excess production capacity to us peons in the form of cloud services.<p>These companies that all run their own hardware exclusively are telling everyone that it&#x27;s stupid to run your own hardware... Why are we listening?<p>Look to the newer tech giants as a prequel of what&#x27;s to come. Netflix for example, is completely at the mercy of Amazon. They might as well be &quot;Netflix brought to you by Amazon&quot;. Their edge is in software alone, nothing that causes a huge barrier to entry like custom hardware. This makes them much easier to dethrone. Hilariously, they rent all their hardware from a direct competitor who has access to all their software secrets. Does anyone else see something wrong with this?<p>The cloud as a money saving venture is and always has been a damn lie.<p>It&#x27;s the same tactic as when automotive companies paid off local governments to destroy Americas public transport many years ago. All the big tech companies have their hands in the cookie jar besides Facebook, who remains mostly silent but runs their own hardware as well.<p>The major tech companies have every incentive to make you think running your own servers is nigh impossible. Don&#x27;t drink the fucking koolaid. If the industry continues to consolidate rapidly AmaGooSoft will be the ONLY places you can have web servers in ten years