• Nollij@sopuli.xyz
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    5 months ago

    Who do you think runs those servers? What do you think those companies run on their Linux servers?

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      5 months ago

      Those companies aren’t “the Internet.” They’re products connected to the Internet.

      The OP argument is like saying the Internet is dead because Netflix is down.

      • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        A lot of people would say the internet was down if a large number of those products weren’t available. Also companies like Google do own parts of the physical Internet infrastructure.