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The better analogy would be that Fedex, since they need to transport things from city to city, could choose to buy jets to transport with instead of renting the
by beowulfey 4y ago
The better analogy would be that Fedex, since they need to transport things from city to city, could choose to buy jets to transport with instead of renting them or contracting a company to fly for them, which they already do. To remove datacenters is more like removing the jets.
Edit: removed rude phrasing.
- kragen 4y agoIt is discourteous to claim that someone who says something you disagree with actually intended to say something else. And believe me, I know a thing or two about being discourteous.
- beowulfey 4y agoThat’s true, I should not have phrased it like that.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> The comparison you meant No that’s not what I wrote. You don’t buy a jet outright and forget about the supplier - you’re eternally reliant on their service, certification, parts, etc, as regulation is so high.
- beowulfey 4y agoYes but you are comparing to having a datacenter vs removing the datacenter completely. In this example FedEx has removed the datacenter completely, instead relying on someone else’s servers. So the correct comparison is to remove the jets and let someone else fly for you.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> So the correct comparison That may be your comparison but it’s not the one I meant.
- beowulfey 4y agoI should have said the more appropriate comparison rather than phrasing it rudely as I did; sorry for that.