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minus-squareRandomgal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI think it is the customers who pay for the electricity that they use? Las time I checked MS didn’t pay anything in my electric bill.
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFor software and devices running locally, sure. Much of what MS does these days is cloud based where the bulk of the electricity is being used in a data center somewhere and the customer isn’t (directly) paying for it.
I think it is the customers who pay for the electricity that they use? Las time I checked MS didn’t pay anything in my electric bill.
For software and devices running locally, sure. Much of what MS does these days is cloud based where the bulk of the electricity is being used in a data center somewhere and the customer isn’t (directly) paying for it.