Yes, perhaps we should think of it this way: Netflix wants to run blocks of dedicated servers, but to defray their costs by leasing their excess capacity to tho

Yes, perhaps we should think of it this way: Netflix wants to run blocks of dedicated servers, but to defray their costs by leasing their excess capacity to thousands of other customers during non-peak hours. And a cheap way to build out the technical, marketing, and billing architecture for that is to partner with AWS, which has built all that already.