I don't think so. But Andy Jassy has not been quiet in his criticism of their model. AWS Aurora wasn't built out of spite, however. It was/is designed to be a

I don't think so. But Andy Jassy has not been quiet in his criticism of their model. AWS Aurora wasn't built out of spite, however. It was/is designed to be a cloud-native database from the start because there was a perceived desire for the product. As it's AWS's fastest growing service, the team deduced correctly. Disclaimer: I work for AWS.