[bogomipz]

A "random person"?

How about a HN reader who is taking part in a discussion? They offered their view and why they believe that. Nowhere did they they claim "authority." Unlike your snide commentary they are actually contributing to the conversation.

[the_duke]

Yes, the OP does claim authority, by stating his opinion as a plain fact, without knowing anything about it other than the publicly available information, and at the same time labeling a company that has raised 2.6 billion and has 100+ employees as complete idiots.

Good discussion would have ensued after a statement like "I wonder why they don't build out their own infrastructure because at this scale it is usually cheaper to...".

I could imagine that with this big a deal, they could get rate reductions that get the cost down to a comparable level to building out your own datacenters (at least 2) and hiring qualified ops people.

It might very well be a bad move, but you really can't say unless you know more.

[pythonaut_16]

Would it be better for everyone to preface their comments with "This is only my opinion but..."? Making a statement in a comment implies speaking your opinion, unless you start making strong claims to fact or citing sources. We don't need the extra linguistic clutter of framing every statement as a matter of opinion.

[bogomipz]

The OP states in their second sentence:

>"This sounds like a really bad move on their part and they ..."

That's hardly a "factual" statement.

>"Good discussion would have ensued after a statement like "I wonder why they don't build"

Do we really need to preface our comments with personal opinion disclaimers? When someone says "it sounds like", it seems pretty clear that they are admitting they don't know all the details, so how can what follows that phrase imply authority? That's absurd.

[noelwelsh]

This. If opinions aren't welcome on HN the whole site is pointless.