cloud
also referred to as: the cloud
6 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 5, 2021 by Benedict Evans · across every show →
Everything said about cloud, oldest first
Jul 5, 2021 bearish
Jul 5, 2021 neutral
Dec 8, 2024 neutral
Evans: AI will become invisible background infrastructure within five years
“It just, like, it just disappears. You don't think about it anymore. You know, when's the last time you did autocorrect? You know, you don't, you just, it just happens. When's the last time you used the cloud? Like it just happens. And so that's sort of the ba…”
Feb 23, 2026 neutral
Feb 23, 2026 bearish
Benedict Evans: SaaS that merely wraps SQL with custom branding is doomed
“If you've got a piece of software, all you're really doing is wrapping up SQL and putting a car logo on it instead of a bike logo on it so that it's car software instead of bike software, then yeah, you're screwed. That's what happened with cloud too.”
Feb 28, 2026 neutral
Evans: AI model infrastructure likely settles into 3 to 6 company oligopoly
“So it seems quite likely that all of that will settle out at some point with some kind of oligopoly, where like the laws of gravity and the laws of financial gravity kick in, and while this is the amount of money that the revenue that you can get, and this is …”