AWS and GCE and the like aren't selling vpses, or dedicated servers, or even cloud services. They are selling 9s of uptime. And for the amount of 9s you get,

AWS and GCE and the like aren't selling vpses, or dedicated servers, or even cloud services. They are selling 9s of uptime. And for the amount of 9s you get, it is the cheapest way to get it.