The datacenters are absolutely paying less than that. If not directly, then through kickbacks from the supplier. The inflated price only applies to us.
By the time the public own it, it will be a liability, not an asset. I've seen my government purchase a telco's entire infrastructure only to immediately write it off.
This is written as if apt repos don't have package signing, automatic updating or security policies. It does all those things, and does it better.
Mark really has become like all the other South African wannabe-astronaut tech oligarchs.