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Re:Simplifying the EC2 Reserved Instance Model by iurisilvio on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @02:19PM (#8689177)
"Simplifying". Now you have 3 ways to pay for the same thing, so now it is simple.

You have an extra ~3% discount for the all upfront method, comparing with the partial upfront. The financials here does not look good (for the user).

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Re:Simplifying the EC2 Reserved Instance Model by andrewmunsell on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @02:22PM (#8689197)
There's quite a few types of servers that have larger discounts (~10%), such as the 1 year terms for m3, c3, g2 (which is ~12%), etc.

Also, the previous model[1] had three different types of reserved instances-- light, medium, and heavy usage. These gave discounts based on the actual number of hours utilized, which is harder to keep track of than the new three choices.

[1]: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/purchasing-options/reserved-insta...

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