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Microsoft was trying to build something they could sell for practical reasons as a cheaper alternative to land based data centers. For that purpose it is not cost effective.
Peter Thiel is trying to build something that will not be subject to laws so he can continue to develop horrors beyond human comprehension. For that use case it is possibly very cost effective.