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I'm no great fan of Amazon. I think they manage to spread a veneer of disappointment over everything they brand themselves. The intrusive android video app with mandatory free app store, the progressively worsening courier service, the insane difficulty of finding anything that's actually well-written on Kindle and the crazily annoying ads before the programs on Prime.

I really wouldn't lump AWS in with it though. As long as you follow the rules and double up on things or accept the pretty-rare downtime they are really offering a good service at a pretty good price point. Google are probably a little cheaper for most things right now, but that tends to run in 6 month cycles.