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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by supriyo-biswas on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @07:47AM (#46511579)
Not everyone is in it for the storage though, I use it mostly as a reliable syncing solution for my photos, as well as for iCloud private relay.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by vcanales on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @07:56AM (#46511652)
> I use it mostly as a reliable syncing solution for my photos

That is... storage.

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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by vladvasiliu on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @07:59AM (#46511684)
I think GP's point was rather the "optimized storage" schtick of apple devices, where they "unload" whatever you have locally on iCloud and use that as "regular" storage. Syncing, even though it also actually stores, is a fairly different use case. Could you implement that some other way? Sure. But I still think it's fair to point it's a different use case than "regular storage".
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