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Re:New Intel CEO rehiring retired CPU architects by reducesuffering on Thursday January 21, 2021 @01:51PM (#25862498)
Jassy didn't propose, code, or solely invent AWS in any way.
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Re:New Intel CEO rehiring retired CPU architects by ignoramous on Thursday January 21, 2021 @01:54PM (#25862547)
You're right but Andy, for lack of a better word, willed AWS into existence: https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/02/andy-jassys-brief-history-...

That's gotta count for something.

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Re:New Intel CEO rehiring retired CPU architects by lordnacho on Thursday January 21, 2021 @01:57PM (#25862585)
Yes precisely. The MBA skill was to get credit for an obvious strategic possibility that required a huge team to pull off.

Happens on many levels though, it's not as if engineers don't get credit for team efforts.

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