filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoGoogle and Microsoft consume more energy than 100+ countries | Windows Centralwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1601arrow-down125 cross-posted to: degrowth@slrpnk.net
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minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years 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.
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.