What scenarios has web3 become cheaper than web2?

In fact, deploying websites has already become cheaper than web2.

Traditional web2 requires purchasing a domain name, servers, and renewing them annually. At the same time, you also need to consider server maintenance. Of course, there are some SaaS service providers that can assist with maintenance, but the costs are still not low, and there are also instances where access is restricted in certain regions.

However, if you use AR to deploy a website, the one-time storage fee can permanently store it and make it globally accessible. If you register a permanent name to bind the deployed website on arns.app, then this website can be permanently accessed through that name.

Currently, storing 1GB of data on Arweave costs about $8, and a domain name with 8 characters or more is under 100u, with longer names being cheaper.

Everything here is a one-time payment, permanently valid. For personal websites, you can have a permanently valid personal website that is globally accessible for less than 100u. This is far cheaper than the prices of web2.

With the advancement of the AO mainnet, I believe there will be more and more scenarios where web3 will be more user-friendly, safer, and users will own their own data, truly making web3 the foundational internet that changes production relationships.

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