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Microsoft Dependency Has Risks

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151 points ArcHound | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 20:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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hilbert42 ◴[25 Jun 25 23:03 UTC] No.44382615[source]▶
I still find it hard to believe that so many people and companies are prepared to use Microsoft's online/cloud services.

Not ony is this a single point of failure but it's one they've no control over whatsoever. Same goes for Google/Youtube etc. It's as risky as flying a passenger jet with only one engine.

What are they thinking, why are they prepared to risk everything?

It boggles my mind.

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1. viraptor ◴[26 Jun 25 00:40 UTC] No.44383159[source]▶
It's a simple opportunity cost calculation. The service is there, provides value. Creating a replacement is not realistic. Paying for another replacement gives you potential headaches from using a less popular service. So when choosing between not doing a thing or doing a thing with the risk of spof, it's often a reasonable choice to go with those services.