At least for programming usage the power usage seems worth it. For starting up 1 million bots to argue with each other on facebook it's obviously a total waste.

At least for programming usage the power usage seems worth it. For starting up 1 million bots to argue with each other on facebook it's obviously a total waste. At any rate, the power usage will become more apparent when these products stop being subsidised, where power usage is being charged to the end user.