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Oracle cites 'force majeure' to shield itself on controversial data center

155 points · 153 comments · simonpure

  1. WokeUp420 · · focus · HN ↗
    The number of datacenters needing to come online doesn't add up to me. It's suspicious
    1. epistasis · · focus · HN ↗
      Due to the difficulty of building and the time lead, there will be a multiple of applications for every data center that actually comes to fruition.

      But if you're talking about the capital investment that's being talked about as too high, I would agree that it's way too high, as all these big tech breakthroughs result in too much building at first. Which hurts the builder's profitability but helps consumers.

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