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A friend who was working with a large American CDN asked a similar question to his CEO around 5-6 years ago during an All-Hands. He wanted to know why the compa
by thisisit 8y ago
A friend who was working with a large American CDN asked a similar question to his CEO around 5-6 years ago during an All-Hands. He wanted to know why the company was not interested in trying out an AWS like services. The answer given was - First, it was not the company's expertise and second, they were not going to spend dollars on a unknown market. No risks to the gross margin was the mantra.
In comparison, Asian companies tend to be sprawling, essentially having multiple operations. If there is a missing market, they will rather build it themselves than wait for a competitor.