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by jedberg 1216 days ago
> My jimmies get rustled with people say; AMI as Amy

I hate to break it to you, but that's the canonical pronunciation that Amazon uses. You've got an uphill battle ahead of you!
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iforgotpassword 1216 days ago
What does Amazon have to do with BIOS firmware!?
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jedberg 1216 days ago
Because nowadays the more common interpretation of AMI is Amazon Machine Image.

A lot more people deal with machine images than BIOS these days.

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oarsinsync 1216 days ago
What’s an Amazon Machine Image? Did they take over American Megatrends?
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InvaderFizz 1215 days ago
Its like a VMDK or OVA or QCOW2, but Amazon's take on it.
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sokoloff 1216 days ago
Interesting. I’ve only heard them pronounced as A-M-I or “aa-mee” (with the a as in apple rather than as in aim), including with some friends who work at Amazon.
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jedberg 1216 days ago
Yeah, I was thinking ah-me. Just not A-M-I.
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