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AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Re: AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Post by [deleted] »

tbrownaw wrote: post #106
haritha-j wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From a resource allocation perspective, this doesn't feel particularly undesirable, at least in terms of certain assets like vehicles. The current system of ownership is quite wasteful. I own a high end GPU that I use maybe 4 hours a week for gaming.

> From a resource allocation perspective, this doesn't feel particularly undesirable, at least in terms of certain assets like vehicles. The current system of ownership is quite wasteful. People are by and large not that dumb. If they consistently choose a more expensive alternative, it means the cheaper alternative is missing something that matters. > I own a high end GPU that I use maybe 4 hours a week for gaming.…

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Post by Der_Einzige »

bogtog wrote: post #4

A few months ago, there was a lot of news lambasting tech companies for extending the depreciation lifespan of GPUs from ~3 years to ~5 years. Do these price hikes suggest a longer lifespan is probably the right way to see how long these GPUs will be valuable?

The people who think that high end GPUs don't last for ~5 years (really it's 6) do not know what they are talking about. 6 years is likely too low. If the cooling is good and they don't fail early, most of these GPUs could still keep going past 6 years.

I'm convinced that anything with more than 80gb of VRAM will be worth it for closer to 10 years at this point.

Re: AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Post by KellyCriterion »

jrjeksjd8d wrote: post #153
xvxvx wrote: post #12

- GPU prices rising - RAM prices rising - hard drive prices rising Are we looking at a future where home computers are replaced by thin clients and all the power lies in subscription services? ‘You don't need storage space, use our cloud subscription’ ‘You don’t need processing power, stream your games through our subscription service.’ Game publishers have already publicly floated the idea of not selling their games…

> Are we looking at a future where home computers are replaced by thin clients and all the power lies in subscription services? Always have been. Ever since the SaaS revolution of the early 2000s high-growth software businesses have been motivated to chase subscription revenue over one-time sales because you get a better multiple. From an economic perspective The Market would like the average person to spend all thei…

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Re: AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Post by coliveira »

xvxvx wrote: post #12

- GPU prices rising - RAM prices rising - hard drive prices rising Are we looking at a future where home computers are replaced by thin clients and all the power lies in subscription services? ‘You don't need storage space, use our cloud subscription’ ‘You don’t need processing power, stream your games through our subscription service.’ Game publishers have already publicly floated the idea of not selling their games…

Say goodbye to falling AWS prices. From now on its gonna be higher and higher.

Re: AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Post by vel0city »

jrjeksjd8d wrote: post #160
muvlon wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know how everyone arrives at that conclusion when the cost of the subscription services is also going up (as evidenced by the very article we're talking about). People who are renting are feeling this immediately, whereas people who bought their computers can wait the price hikes out for a couple years before they really need an upgrade.

Subscriptions have a "boiling frog" phenomenon where a marginal price increase isn't noticable to most people. Our payment rails are so effective many people don't even read their credit card statements, they just have vampires draining their accounts monthly. Starting with a low subscription price also has the effect of atrophying people's ability to self-serve. The alternative to a subscription is usually capital-i…

> if you want to cancel Netflix you need to have a DVD collection

You don't need a whole DVD collection to cancel Netflix, even ignoring piracy. Go to a cheaper streaming service, pick a free/ad supported one, go grab media from the library, etc. Grab a Blu-Ray from the discount bin at the store once in a while, and your collection will grow.

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Post by mrweasel »

dangus wrote: post #119
TrackerFF wrote: post #89

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Difference is that if subscription goes up from $10 to $15, that doesn't seem to bad. But if you want to purchase a new computer, and the price goes from $1000 to $1500, then that's a pretty big deal. (Though in reality, the price of said computer would probably go up even more, minimum double. RAM prices are already up 6-8 fold from summer)

But if you finance the computer (not hard to get 0% financing on consumer electronics), the price goes from $41 a month to $62 a month. It’s the same difference.

For some reason I think people are less likely to finance a computer, but maybe not, given that phone financing is a thing.

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Post by bdcravens »

throw-12-16 wrote: post #72

Imagine trying to build a business in this environment.

What kind of business are you talking about? If you're chasing a moving target, or worse, building little more than an AI Wrapper, you've willingly signed up for that risk.

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Post by conductr »

zwnow wrote: post #179
pc86 wrote: post #170

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You have that option, it's called buying a house and getting a mortgage. You just rent from the bank for 30 years first. But you're not thinking x=30 with any responsibility other than writing a check, I bet. If I had to guess, I'd say you want x There's a reason why a mortgage with very little down payment is a lot more than comparable rent.

> It's fine to want that but let's not pretend "rent should be illegal" is a serious or reasonable policy proposal. So its fine for you that there are people owning 20+ properties speculating on profit for basic human needs? Its literally Nestlé "this is MY water" behavior.

Most people here are pro capitalism. It has flaws but you’re also being blind to its benefits.

If 20 people need homes to live in and can’t afford to build them, suddenly landlords/investors have a place because they built housing inventory where others couldn’t. They won’t do that for free though and why should they.

I remember your username from prior threads, you’re a troll man. Take this crap to Reddit.

Re: AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Post by SecretDreams »

jrjeksjd8d wrote: post #160
muvlon wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know how everyone arrives at that conclusion when the cost of the subscription services is also going up (as evidenced by the very article we're talking about). People who are renting are feeling this immediately, whereas people who bought their computers can wait the price hikes out for a couple years before they really need an upgrade.

Subscriptions have a "boiling frog" phenomenon where a marginal price increase isn't noticable to most people. Our payment rails are so effective many people don't even read their credit card statements, they just have vampires draining their accounts monthly. Starting with a low subscription price also has the effect of atrophying people's ability to self-serve. The alternative to a subscription is usually capital-i…

> Subscriptions have a "boiling frog" phenomenon where a marginal price increase isn't noticable to most people.

This is so apt and well stated. It echos my sentiment, but I hadn't thought to use the boiling frog metaphor. My own organs are definitely feeling a bit toastier lately.

Re: AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

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Post by vel0city »

TrackerFF wrote: post #126
dangus wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But if you finance the computer (not hard to get 0% financing on consumer electronics), the price goes from $41 a month to $62 a month. It’s the same difference.

For whatever reason, people are just more into paying for $10 / subscription fees, than they into financing stuff. To such a degree that they able to pay for a bunch of subscriptions they completely forget about.

> people are just more into paying for $10 / subscription fees, than they into financing stuff

I'm not so sure, seeing the explosion of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platforms.

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