[HDThoreaun]

Whether the datacenters will end up profitable is a different question than whether they are a real risk for the business. This whole thing could be a massive mistake and all the big tech companies will come out the other end just fine. I think the executives at these companies realize that, this whole build out is a massive case of FOMO. No one wants to be microsoft missing the boat on mobile and theyre willing to flush money away to ensure that never happens.

[rightbyte]

Windows Mobile predated the iPhone by like 4 years or something. MS didn't miss the boat they steered a crappy boat.

[fecal_henge]

They missed the port.