[sidewndr46]

That seems counter to a "pay as you go" or "pay what you use for" model. I'd rather have sky high monthly fees, so that I don't have a sunk cost.

[drizmans]

Bare metal has never been a pay as you go model, its so much cheaper you usually over provision by a factor of 10-100, and still spend less than you would on the cloud if you have moderate needs. You are trading ops tax for money tax.