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Originally Posted by eschwartz
What makes you think AWS loses money?
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I got that impression from an article I read earlier this month, but I can't recall where it was published, and it could easily be wrong.
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Not even taking into consideration the reasonable idea that they need the servers for their OWN business whether they rent it out to others or not... they have the infrastructure anyway.
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So, even if someone were to leak all Amazon's internal financial reports, we still might not know, for sure, if AWS is helping Amazon's financial position. The judgment could depend on how Amazon's internal computing costs are allocated to different business lines.
When it comes to who is better for literature, Amazon or Hachette, I've got some strong opinions. But when it comes to who has better financials, I'll admit to a fair degree of ignorance.