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Re:Amazon S3 Price Reduction by match on Tuesday February 07, 2012 @02:15AM (#3560831)
Yes and no. Correct me if I'm wrong but tipping over into the text tier doesn't change the price of the previous data, only the data that's in the next tier.
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Re:Amazon S3 Price Reduction by jeffbarr on Tuesday February 07, 2012 @02:33AM (#3560875)
You are correct.
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Re:Amazon S3 Price Reduction by corin_ on Tuesday February 07, 2012 @04:15AM (#3561113)
That of course impacts the total cost you'll pay, but it doesn't change the fact that the more you use, the lower your average cost per GB is.
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Re:Amazon S3 Price Reduction by Terretta on Tuesday February 07, 2012 @07:57AM (#3561539)
But there's no benefit from rushing ahead.
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