Locating compute near power is a constraint, but the real goal, the vision, is to bring compute to the users.

I suck, but it's so much fun.

Their geek out led to more ideas from me. We were completely in a "yes, and" state of mind. Every time we hold back and don't share, we're killing ideas. Don't apologize -- they should thank you.

Sideloading is a horrible term. We don't call installing apps outside of the Windows or Apple stores (on macOS) sideloading. Does it allow malware? Yes. Even active scanning and digital sigs aren't foolproof. However, gatekeepers extract a fee and small apps are hit the hardest. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Why doesn't Microsoft let us sideload it for now? Oh, it's because it undermines the court case.

"Why pay $15 for pad thai when you can pay $45 for the ingredients to cook a worse pad thai?"

There are a combo of things going on -- undervalued time, underestimated effort, stopgaps and layers of band-aids that hide the toil, business case limbo.

It's a 24/7 patrol.

Not "Challengers." "Contenders" is the better word. Each can have their own place.

We launched some edge VMs this year. The feedback from customers is that containers were a better solution. Elasticity and portability are a priority. Challengers? Wasm, Hyperlight

Excellent doc. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to enhance on-prem apps with #edgecomputing. Modernizing those on-prem apps with these concerns and approach in mind makes that a lot easier.