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EDIT: Well that will teach me to read more closely! Continue below if you want to see me make an idiot of myself. Turns out I missed the point So as I type thi

EDIT: Well that will teach me to read more closely! Continue below if you want to see me make an idiot of myself. Turns out I missed the point So as I type this the votes are charging up the ranks (about 10 votes since I started typing this comment), so let me start off: I can't possibly see how this is Amazon's fault. You're arguing that you offer a service for free (for a little while anyway), and that more people are taking you up on that because they have logs lying around, because Amazon has prompted them in the past to save these logs? I mean, shouldn't this help your service? a) now people can try it out because they already have logs and don't have to wait (which you've already identified was an issue), and b) now people will end up with a bucket full of logs, think 'how can I analyse and use these logs', and go looking for a product like yours!

whiskers 10y ago
I think you may not have read the whole post in detail. It's a positive post about an unexpected bonus from Amazons' change in default behaviour!
- NeutronBoy 10y ago
  Well shit. I read the whole thing, not close enough apparently!
koolba 10y ago
> I can't possibly see how this is Amazon's fault. You're arguing that you offer a service for free (for a little while anyway), and that more people are taking you up on that because they have logs lying around, because Amazon has prompted them in the past to save these logs? You've got it backwards. The OP is saying that due to AWS UI changes, it's more likely that user's will have logging enabled, thus showing more value for s3stat. This leads to more subscriptions. It's a positive piece, not a negative!
m-app 10y ago
Although I mostly skimmed the article, I have to say that the feeling I got from the article changed a couple of times between positive v. negative. This left me confused and because of that I guess I missed the point as well.
- vertex-four 10y ago
  It was written in a format I'm used to seeing as "grumpy rant", mostly, and much of the language used was overwhelmingly neutral.
- sealjam 10y ago
  I don't know whether the title has changed since your comment but I fail to see how "Amazon flipped a default and made me thousands of Dollars" could ever be a negative story.
- nicky0 10y ago
  For me, the words "amazon made me thousands of dollars" in the title rather set the tone.
bryanlarsen 10y ago
It's easy to be an idiot. Everybody does that sometimes. Kudos for your graceful reaction to being called on it. I think I'll borrow your approach next time I'm in a similar situation.
erikb 10y ago
It's not your fault though. The way the article is written it sounds(!) like exactly what you are saying.

whiskers 10y ago

I think you may not have read the whole post in detail. It's a positive post about an unexpected bonus from Amazons' change in default behaviour!

NeutronBoy 10y ago
Well shit. I read the whole thing, not close enough apparently!

koolba 10y ago

> I can't possibly see how this is Amazon's fault. You're arguing that you offer a service for free (for a little while anyway), and that more people are taking you up on that because they have logs lying around, because Amazon has prompted them in the past to save these logs? You've got it backwards. The OP is saying that due to AWS UI changes, it's more likely that user's will have logging enabled, thus showing more value for s3stat. This leads to more subscriptions. It's a positive piece, not a negative!

m-app 10y ago

Although I mostly skimmed the article, I have to say that the feeling I got from the article changed a couple of times between positive v. negative. This left me confused and because of that I guess I missed the point as well.

vertex-four 10y ago
It was written in a format I'm used to seeing as "grumpy rant", mostly, and much of the language used was overwhelmingly neutral.
sealjam 10y ago
I don't know whether the title has changed since your comment but I fail to see how "Amazon flipped a default and made me thousands of Dollars" could ever be a negative story.
nicky0 10y ago
For me, the words "amazon made me thousands of dollars" in the title rather set the tone.

bryanlarsen 10y ago

It's easy to be an idiot. Everybody does that sometimes. Kudos for your graceful reaction to being called on it. I think I'll borrow your approach next time I'm in a similar situation.

erikb 10y ago

It's not your fault though. The way the article is written it sounds(!) like exactly what you are saying.