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> video hosting itself isn't all that expensive I would not be shocked to hear that video encoding is actually the biggest cost of running Youtube, much more t
by bscphil 7y ago
> video hosting itself isn't all that expensive
I would not be shocked to hear that video encoding is actually the biggest cost of running Youtube, much more than the hosting cost itself, at least when you factor in their close connection to Google's networking infrastructure that probably brings bandwidth cost way down.
- skinnymuch 7y agoYeah that’s why I assume almost no other company could handle running YouTube without massive losses because they won’t have the infrastructure. The two major Chinese co’s and ~5-7 American companies could probably handle running it without costs going out of control.