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minus-squareZC3rr0r@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoMicrosoft experimented with oceanic data centers too, and I don’t believe they actually abandoned that project either. It’s just Musk and his ilk are very loud and outsized loudness has a tendency to dominate public discourse.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoIt was concluded in 2024. MS called it a success but also discontinued research and expansion for reasons that don’t seem clear from what I can find. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Natick
minus-squareZC3rr0r@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoOh, shame to read that. It sounded like it had real potential.
Microsoft experimented with oceanic data centers too, and I don’t believe they actually abandoned that project either. It’s just Musk and his ilk are very loud and outsized loudness has a tendency to dominate public discourse.
It was concluded in 2024. MS called it a success but also discontinued research and expansion for reasons that don’t seem clear from what I can find.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Natick
Oh, shame to read that. It sounded like it had real potential.