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- Subject: Re: [MLUG] Amazon - online storage for 15 cents/GB
- From: "Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:50:00 -0600
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On 3/15/06, Pottinger, Hardy J. <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > but if this is being used just as back-up or convenience storage for
> > individuals, I don't see it as being competitive.
>
> I don't think that's the intended market. This looks more like a way to
> get enterprise-level NAS without the hardware investment.
>
> I think if I were contemplating a Web 2.0 startup, this would look
> really appealing.
Is $.20 per GB transferred really worth it, though? Also, it looks to
me like Amazon is housing your data, but not running your servers or
anything else. I guess I really don't have a good idea of what this
would really be used for, then.
jking
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