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		Analemma_ on Aug 23, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Introducing Network Service Tiers > Why is "Cloud" bandwidth so damned expensive? Because compute is the loss leader to get you in the door. The bandwidth is where they make their money.

shimon_e on Aug 23, 2017 [–]

How do they lose money on CPU? Even if they were buying their CPUs at full retail (they aren't), break even would be less than 12 months.

Thaxll on Aug 23, 2017 | [–]

Electricity is #1 expense.

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