This is my experience it's almost always better to continue working with the existing solution as you slowly replace it's features with your own until you no longer need it. The replace everything at once approached is fraught with risk.

You, want Microsoft named in the case so CrowdStrike can't defect that it's Microsoft's fault.

This isn't time cube.

Centralization is better for most on average or even mean. Often leaving those on the fringe much worse off.

Hug of death

Government has been sleeping on digital payment payment, like physical money there needs to be a standardized digital money and protocol.

> there needs to be a standardized digital money and protocol

They have been "sleeping on it" because it has existed for over half a century now.

Not in a way that’s usable as an alternative to credit/debit cards. Some countries have that; the US definitely does not yet.

It doesn't matter how many there are if only one is available in your region.

At least a local monopoly answers to local pressure. Good luck getting a global one to do so.

Yeah, most of the load I cannot move so cost has no effect on my usage it just means I have less disposable income. 75% percent of my bill is network cost so power source cost make little difference to me.

if solar panels on your roof generate the energy, you don't need the network

Well that's where I am heading. but its a failure of society when each person must provide their own utilities.

probably in some places people will figure out how to provide a cheaper network, even if society fails where you live. hopefully you can move