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Twitch would probably be profitable if it wasn't required to: * Pay retail prices for AWS * Required to use AWS But of course, Amazon's CEO (ex-AWS CEO) sees

Twitch would probably be profitable if it wasn't required to: * Pay retail prices for AWS * Required to use AWS But of course, Amazon's CEO (ex-AWS CEO) sees no problem with raiding the coffers of a subsidiary to boost AWS's profit. And blaming them for it.

oldsklgdfth 3y ago
> Pay retail prices for AWS Is this actually the case for Twitch? How are they different from any other Amazon team using AWS?
- viraptor 3y ago
  Even if they didn't get internal discount, there's no way they pay retail as in advertised prices. At that size AWS itself would likely want bandwidth commitment for a longer period too.
  - DanielHB 3y ago
    At that size AWS has custom contracts even with non-subsidiaries
  - rescbr 3y ago
    Twitch rans on a separate network. Bulk traffic is not on AWS.
- lupusreal 3y ago
  My information is some years old, but last I heard other teams at Amazon do at least keep track of what their retail AWS costs would be.