GCP has had a ton of price hikes and price reductions. This change tells us one of two things: 1) they want to use price as a way to influence customer behavi

GCP has had a ton of price hikes and price reductions. This change tells us one of two things: 1) they want to use price as a way to influence customer behavior 2) A PM wants to get promoted and this is a way to hit whatever arbitrary metrics they need. Or a combo. There is a zero chance alphabet as a parent company cares about the specific pricing of super specific SKU. And there is a zero percent chance they will shut down the fastest growing non-ads business they have... GCP is extremely profitable, they are just reinvesting in more growth. (I'm a Ex GCP employee) Edit: I want to make it clear I'm not supporting this decision. Arbitrary (or what seem like arbitrary from a customer viewpoint) price hikes is one of the reasons I left.