A neocloud is a mortgage on a data center: rent comes later, interest is due now
ccerrato147 · x · 2026-10-25
The author explains the neocloud business model with a mortgage analogy: neoclouds borrow to buy chips, power hookups and buildings, then rent the compute to Microsoft or Anthropic. The rent arrives years later; the interest is due now. By contrast, Microsoft and Google mostly pay cash — which is exactly where the middle-layer risk comes from.
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