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Cloud is an API you can hit to get access to hardware. Oxide sells hardware.

Oxide has an API on top that gets you services. The whole pitch is AWS with purchased hardware, no? That's cloud

Yes but you buy the hardware and have to rack it, and then you have a cloud at home.

Extreme nit: because you purchase a rack at a time, you don't actually rack it. You wheel it in, plug in network and power, and hit "on".

Oh man, genuinely thank you for that nit. Gives me different imagery to imagine for the Oxide node I'll never be able to afford.

I'm glad, I meant it in semi-jest, because it's true, but also just a very funny thing to "well actually" about.

> The whole pitch is AWS with purchased hardware, no?

HBOM

SBOM

Unparalleled support w/ vertical integration

Tons of companies will see you a "cloud". The other parts seem pretty unique.