> This is how you save money with the cloud. But you definitely don't save money when you effectively rent a truck to drive to work everyday Isn't that exactly

> This is how you save money with the cloud. But you definitely don't save money when you effectively rent a truck to drive to work everyday Isn't that exactly how companies use the cloud? Sure, there are contrived examples where the cloud is cheaper than self hosting. But the common case is that companies "use the cloud" by putting 100% of their infrastructure and hosted products in the cloud. That's what is meant when you say "X uses the cloud".