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AWS EC2 General Price Cut

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Re: AWS EC2 General Price Cut

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"The price reduction you receive, depends on the region you choose, whether you take out a 1 or 3 year term and finally the instance family you commit to in your agreement. Price reductions vary from between 1% to a massive 18% on what you were previously paying"

18% reductions for 1 year terms in Europe.

8% in mnt US region for 1 year term. No savings elsewhere.

Some prices reductions elsewhere in the world.

Re: AWS EC2 General Price Cut

#6

How does this compare to a general macroeconomic GDP forecast over the next 3 years?

I don’t know, but if AWS prices reflected economic reality they should reflect the GDP hit and the shift from real world to digital services. It’s unclear which one wins.

Re: AWS EC2 General Price Cut

#9
PR speak aside, it looks like they are trying to get people to switch to certain regions, perhaps which are not popular with lot of idle machines? The popular locations like Oregon and Virginia don't have much discounts to offer.
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