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dupe, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39612607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39612607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39609254 https://news.y

by Daviey 3y ago

dupe, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39612607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39612607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39609254 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39609254 Worth noting that they didn't choose to do this, they were required to by the EU.

graemep 3y ago
They were also facing investigation elsewhere, so it was not just the EU. In the UK Ofcom (the telecoms regulator) has just finished an investigation into the cloud services market and referred AWS and Microsoft to the CMA (the competition regulator), over the issues of egress fees and licensing: https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-CMA-anti-trust-investigation-into-AWS-and-Microsoft-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-CMA-anti-trust-in...
- Daviey 3y ago
  Whilst I agree others were pursuing the matter, the action that /required/ them to do so was solely on the EU. Yes, they may have been facing pressure from others, which may have contributed to it, but the EU rightly deserves the sole praise for this for actually acting on it, and promptly.
  - graemep 3y ago
    I agree to an extent, but they could have satisfied the EU just by changing the prices for EU customers. They are doing it globally because they expect other regulators to do the same.
    - Daviey 3y ago
      Fair point!
RantyDave 3y ago
Ahhhhh. I was wondering how Amazon (of all people) would decide to do this.