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Re:Amazon's Cloud Is One of the Fastest-Growing Software Bus... by beachstartup on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @06:28PM (#8044978)
a couple of points about aws:

1. it's not really a software business. their marginal cost of products sold is nowhere near that of software. the software they develop facilitiates the sales/leasing of hardware and networks.

2. it's a division of a much larger parent company that poured billions into it. it's a "business" but not a company, which is what they're comparing it against.

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Re:Amazon's Cloud Is One of the Fastest-Growing Software Bus... by dba7dba on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @07:31PM (#8045204)
I agree with the department versus a business. No other startup could've done what they did, providing the tech knowhow, logistics (always a big issue at that scale), and the brand.

EVERYONE willingly gives their credit card info to Amazon.

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