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		creatonez on Oct 26, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Old phones get new life in high-powered computer s... I don't get what you're saying. Buy old and used phones directly from the manufacturer? The point of this is that it's recycling hardware that has already been used. Manufacturing new hardware defeats the entire point.

ateesdalejr on Oct 26, 2017 [–]

Exactly. I think you could make an interesting business off of this. Offer cheap hosting by letting the customer buy an old phone and then just charge them for running costs plus profit margin.

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