News: AWS announces $1 billion cloud credit for AI startups
Experienced AWS IT person: That's equivalent to 3 whole days of usage for inexperienced devs who leave overprovisioned resources up and running, causing higher monthly AWS bills.
Amazon workers: Reading this from the warehouses where they get 2 candies as a bonus for months of overtime work and a bottle to pee in.
@nixCraft 2025 Update: Bottles being downgraded to grocery bags to save money
@catsalad don't give him any more ideas.
@nixCraft FUCK Amazon
How "generous!"
It's enough to get you hooked.
And "locked in" to the vendor platform and services.
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(Same technique used by many drug pushers.)