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Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by Frieren on Thursday November 14, 2024 @04:27AM (#42134462)
Regulate it.

Asking Amazon to do something makes little sense. Create laws that force Amazon, and all the rest, to respect their users money. By default, corporations will do what makes them money, not what is ethical or good for the economy.

Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by steveBK123 on Thursday November 14, 2024 @07:22AM (#42135527)
We missed the boat on that in the US, better luck in 2028
Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by rty32 on Thursday November 14, 2024 @07:15AM (#42135479)
Not going to happen in the US for the next few years, at least.

Jeff Bezos killed the endorsement because he wanted Trump to win. Trump will return the favor.

Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by briandear on Thursday November 14, 2024 @04:34AM (#42134491)
You trust the government far too much. Regulated industries always end up costing the consumer more. See: medical care and education for examples.
Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by ivan_gammel on Thursday November 14, 2024 @04:39AM (#42134523)
One of the most American things you’ll ever hear. No, regulation doesn’t cost more. In Germany education is essentially free (yes, I know, we pay it from taxes — it costs German taxpayers less than it costs American students). Healthcare kind of the same: we pay for insurance and then only occasionally have co-payments for extras, but costs again are much lower than in USA.
Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by kaycey2022 on Thursday November 14, 2024 @09:27PM (#42143438)
Funny how no one these days says, “in the uk healthcare is free”. I wonder how much longer till “x in Germany” falls in that bracket.
Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by OtomotO on Thursday November 14, 2024 @05:14AM (#42134722)
I trust the government in a democracy more than I trust a corporation, yes.

Do I absolutely trust each government in every democracy to make the right decisions for any problem? Of course not!

But I still trust them way more than corporations or the "invisible hand of the market"

Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by concerndc1tizen on Thursday November 14, 2024 @06:07AM (#42135066)
Because they're regulated in their favor, due to lobbying.

The problem is the electorate, and the lack of actual regulation.

Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by Eisenstein on Thursday November 14, 2024 @05:07AM (#42134678)
People were saying the same exact think about the Pure Food and Drug Act, and babies were actively dying by drinking milk with formaldehyde in it so that it lasted longer for sale.
Re:I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged... by Xelbair on Thursday November 14, 2024 @05:11AM (#42134696)
what?

Governments have a systematic pressure, at least in sane countries, to be at least partially responsible towards customers - their citizens and voters.

Corporations do not. especially in businesses with high barriers to entry, and where they can vendor lock you.