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kccqzy
on Feb 6, 2023
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How much can you get out of a $4 VPS?
I believe the price you are quoting is for buying an address. When you rent a VPS you are only renting an address.
shiftpgdn
on Feb 6, 2023
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How could a company make any money renting an IPv4 address for $1-2/month when it cost them $50 for the address.
kccqzy
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How could a landlord make any money renting a house for $3000/month when it cost them $1000000 to buy the house.
shiftpgdn
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At current interest rates they wouldn't if they had to take out a loan for the house. That's my point. It's not profitable even on a 5 year return window.
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