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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by tbrownaw on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:33AM (#46512018)
> From a resource allocation perspective, this doesn't feel particularly undesirable, at least in terms of certain assets like vehicles. The current system of ownership is quite wasteful.

People are by and large not that dumb. If they consistently choose a more expensive alternative, it means the cheaper alternative is missing something that matters.

> I own a high end GPU that I use maybe 4 hours a week for gaming.

Why? Why currently prevents you from being more efficient and streaming your display from the cloud?

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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by Filligree on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @10:17AM (#46513337)
> Why? Why currently prevents you from being more efficient and streaming your display from the cloud?

Latency. 120ms extra latency makes many games uncomfortable, and some of them entirely unplayable.

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