From the article > First, AGPL makes it inconvenient but does not prevent cloud infrastructure providers from engaging in the abusive behavior described above.

From the article > First, AGPL makes it inconvenient but does not prevent cloud infrastructure providers from engaging in the abusive behavior described above. It simply says that they must release any modifications they make while engaging in such behavior. Thats the point of Open Source... You can compete right back with all their changes, and your likely to be the most knowledgable about the product.