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[–] RadioEthiopiate@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Cloud computing is the real endgame. The big tech bros want to price consumers out of the PC hardware market (GPUs, RAM, NVMe, etc.) so they can offer a cloud solution via subscription model.

E.g.: https://www.sdxcentral.com/control-plane/jeff-bezos-wants-you-to-rent-cloud-space-instead-of-buying-pcs-for-gamers-thats-truly-terrible/

[–] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These Chinese are catching up very quickly on GPUs, RAM, etc.

This would be a massive own goal for the existing incumbents.

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If the end game is cloud, they will tariff the shit out of these. For exemple i bought slimeVR hard ware, from Europe 280€, from china (190€ + tarif 66€) from China coming from US 240€

[–] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, luckily in Australia, we are getting Chinese stuff without massive tariffs.

I see BYD cars everywhere.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Bozos

Annoying bastard. As if destroying mom-and-pop stores and malls weren't enough.

[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know that they want to, but as economic inequality increases it will happen. Without a middle class, there's not much of a market for high-end bleeding edge gaming PCs