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Re:Flattr is closing down by snapcaster on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:18AM (#39041312)
Can you expand on this? You're saying Twitch is only unprofitable in an accounting sense but would be a viable business if on its own? Saying their AWS costs are $0 seems like it would be even more "fake"
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Re:Flattr is closing down by fkyoureadthedoc on Thursday January 18, 2024 @09:07AM (#39041808)
So Twitch is only a viable business model once you own enough data centers.
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Re:Flattr is closing down by wongarsu on Thursday January 18, 2024 @02:23PM (#39046350)
A video streaming platform isn't a natural fit for a hosting service famous for charging outrageous rates for outgoing traffic. If they were neither owned by Amazon nor had a special deal with AWS (like Netflix presumably has) they wouldn't be using AWS for anything touching actual videos.
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