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by zaidf 2252 days ago
Excess supply gave the world AWS (abt 15 years ago)
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AFAIK that's a myth. Don't have the original source but a quick google:

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2891297/the-myth-about-...

Werner Vogels has also disputed the claim.
Could you provide a link?

Very interested in reading AMAZON CTO's opinions.

the difference is that in contrast to digital roads, analogue roads are notoriously limited in growth.

The transport sector does not scale in the way a digital product does, for a multitude of very obvious reasons. Simply put, it's mostly not really a technological product.