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[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. My only serious problem with it comes when an individual's only option is to use someone else's infrastructure.

The issues you describe are primarily business issues. Individuals generally don't have to worry about that stuff. If the software requires using a host, then it should be able to run on a host we can set up on our own hardware.

Virtualization is wonderful, and powerful. But it can also be weaponized.