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To me, renting vs. buying is a bit like AWS vs. own bare metal in a rack. With AWS, you can have 1G RAM or 10000G RAM or anything in between, you can move betw
by mstaoru 8y ago
To me, renting vs. buying is a bit like AWS vs. own bare metal in a rack.
With AWS, you can have 1G RAM or 10000G RAM or anything in between, you can move between data centers without much trouble, and you can cancel virtually anytime. Once you spent $$$ on your own metal, you're stuck with it.
Renting gives so much flexibility, and even if it's a bit more expensive in the long run, flexibility pays. Of course, there are scenarios when you don't want to rent e.g. having kids or elderly parents living together.