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Re:Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10B by thevillagechief on Thursday August 21, 2025 @10:38PM (#44980503)
Your phrasing seems off. Why does Meta care what Google needs? It would seem that it's exactly backwards. Meta needs this because training resources are scarce. And Google is in the enviable position of having TPUs.
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Re:Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10B by sokoloff on Thursday August 21, 2025 @10:47PM (#44980542)
I read GP as implying GCP would be inclined to negotiate aggressively to be sure to secure this deal, due to the factors they list.

Both companies need to get something out of the deal. Listing the benefits to only one side is probably missing part of the story.

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Re:Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10B by calmbonsai on Friday August 22, 2025 @05:46PM (#44990233)
Yes. That was exactly my point.
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