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Does AWS have a Sears-type analogue or was that a new concept? Just curious, no agenda, I grew up on the Sears Catalogue.
by biztos 6y ago
Does AWS have a Sears-type analogue or was that a new concept?
Just curious, no agenda, I grew up on the Sears Catalogue.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoNo, AWS was definitely not part of Jeff's early vision. And as many people have said, major credit to Jassy for making it what it is today.
- biztos 6y agoThanks, appreciate the reply from an authoritative voice.
- TuringNYC 6y agoHow early do you mean by early? I remember Amazon at campus recruiting (Cornell, 2000) describing something akin to AWS and LoudCloud came up. I asked what business a bookstore had to do with outsourced computing and recall a fair bit of vision even at the time. In light of what we now know, I’m the only one who didn’t have sufficient vision...for not pursuing that job opportunity more seriously.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoI was at amazon from 1994-1996. That's what I mean by "early".
- nly 6y agoApologies if this question is a bit in the nose, but why did you leave?
- raverbashing 6y agoWell the way they're adding services I suppose they could make a "paper" version of it soon. Would be a fun conceptual project