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Re:Paperspace – A full computer you can access from any web ... by nine_k on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @01:23PM (#9139523)
This is not about the cost of hardware or software, it's about the price (and hassle) of maintaining them. Also, it's not about browsing reddit and accessing gmail; it's more about 'real' office applications and the like.

In certain non-tech-savvy environments, such a thing has a very good chance of adoption.

Also, it's a nice venue for renting heavyweight applications (like CAD, graphics, finance, etc) for a limited time, with a full guarantee against violating the policy by users.

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Re:Paperspace – A full computer you can access from any web ... by fudged71 on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @02:26PM (#9139983)
Not just maintaining, but upgrading too. Imagine never needing to update your computer again from both software and hardware perspective.
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Re:Paperspace – A full computer you can access from any web ... by spc476 on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @08:56PM (#9142229)
And having to find out that some obscure feature you were using is now gone, and some other semi-obscure feature you were using is now in a different location and you have to rework your entire workflow yet again. It gets tiresome after twenty years.
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