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by fweespee_ch 3720 days ago
1) Well, I think Amazon doesn't really care and this shows its lack of care.

2) I'm only pleased if it works. I suspect in this environment it is going to flop and is largely for PR.

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Amazon did build the government its own AWS cloud. Perhaps they don't want to bite the hand of such a large customer?
Eventually, if it isn't already, this will be one of those "you own the bank" situations. Too much government stuff relies on AWS to imagine AWS just getting cut out. If Obama decided today to fire AWS, how long would that take?