filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoGoogle and Microsoft consume more energy than 100+ countries | Windows Centralwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down122 cross-posted to: degrowth@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1560arrow-down1external-linkGoogle and Microsoft consume more energy than 100+ countries | Windows Centralwww.windowscentral.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square67fedilink cross-posted to: degrowth@slrpnk.net
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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.
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.