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Why does splitting AWS from the Retail sector address any anti-trust aspect? AWS has viable competitors. Amazon proper dominates online retail, and its expans

by jmpman 8y ago

Why does splitting AWS from the Retail sector address any anti-trust aspect? AWS has viable competitors. Amazon proper dominates online retail, and its expansion is fueled by AWS profits.

Nasrudith 8y ago
My guess is because the bundling long was a profit source which helped them keep the margins low by selling their spare horsepower they needed for peak load. Although the retail portion has risen in profits I believe so that is less relevant now.
- QuinnyPig 8y ago
  “AWS started as spare Amazon.com capacity” has been debunked by senior AWS leadership.
  - acct1771 8y ago
    Source/tl;dr?
    - 18pfsmt 8y ago
      Asking for sources is fair, but when they are readily available can be a bit tiresome: https://www.networkworld.com/article/2891297/cloud-computing/the-myth-about-how-amazon-s-web-service-started-just-won-t-die.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/2891297/cloud-computing...
chillacy 8y ago
> In March, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon also said Congress should look into splitting up Amazon. You can only win so hard before the other players want to start a new game.