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Three companies will control 80% of cloud in two years

CEO of Overclock Labs On the World of Blockchain & Upcoming Technology In Development (CoinBundle)

“It’s a cloud tax — we all pay the cloud tax, we all pay the Amazon tax. More importantly, the direction cloud infrastructure is going today is scary, considering three companies will control 80% of market share in two years. When three companies, oligarchs, control foundational elements of the internet, it’s a very scary situation.” — 00:23:21

Context: Asked how everyday users benefit from Akash; he frames cloud concentration (then ~60% share) as a societal danger, comparing it to US Steel’s dominance in the Industrial Revolution.

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