Re:Plan Ahead for Phase Out of 3G Cellular Networks and Service
by DenseComet on Saturday December 11, 2021 @01:13AM
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Sure the server hardware itself might cost only $5,000 a year, but it can't just be left there on its own forever, as seen with the ongoing log4j vuln. Either it costs that much and puts their entire network at risk, or it costs a lot more due to engineering costs for maintenance.
I think "security" is used as a crutch and an excuse too much.
As a retro hardware enthusiast, very often the hardware isn't insecure. It's just that someone somewhere got lazy or greedy or both and decided to do something that makes the hardware not work right anymore. Things like billion-dollar game companies that shut down servers that cost them all of $5,000 a year to run. It's less than is spent on a single coffee maker, but the company decides to cut off all of its existing customers because they only number in the hundreds, not the millions.
As to "security" — Keeping financial records on a 1982 TRS-80 is far more secure than keeping them on any modern laptop.