[mcherm]

> Imagine if electricity was not standarized - you'd have to buy into one frequency or another. Then you'd face the same problem as with using BaaS!

Ever tried traveling around the world (or even just around Europe) with an electric device? Now... once you picked up an adapter at the hardware store, how difficult was it? "Not much of a problem" for most folks, somewhere between "a moderate pain" and "ruined my device" for the few with special issues.

[user5994461]

A lot of power supplies are strictly 110V or 230V. They will fry when plugged in a different country, with the adapter.