solving a paradox sometimes requires thinking out of the box repatriation is not the global solution, it applies to mature and large companies the dimension t

solving a paradox sometimes requires thinking out of the box repatriation is not the global solution, it applies to mature and large companies the dimension to explore is co-ownership of infrastructure by multiple independent companies, both small and large a captive entity - wholly owned by member companies - manages a vast pool of resources achieving both the economies of scale and the flexibility needed by growing companies. you don't "rent" somebody elses linux server, you invest and own a share. R&D for evolving the platform is something outsourced to third parties (maybe even current cloud providers)