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I had the chance to speak with the/a rep from Amazon who at the time was working to make the Landsat8 data available on AWS exactly a year ago at a conference. From what I remember, AWS covers the hosting cost of the datasets in exchange for being able to incentivize the use of AWS in working with them. The data storage and transfer costs, as well as logistics are enormous. I don't recall how the transfer was being managed but it was certainly describe more or less as a partnership.