In a move that surprised me, Amazon last week announced that it was lowering its fees for on-demand infrastructure by as much as 80 percent. Should we be rejoicing, or is this a sign that something is amiss? Back around the turn of the century, something similar happened in at least two situations. The first was that telecommunications companies and cable companies buried enough fiber optic cable to satisfy demand for a long time. It became known as “dark cable,” because there was no light going through it, implying there was no demand either.
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Amazon Drops Its Fees
Posted by: Denis Pombriant July 17, 2013 05:00 AMIn a move that surprised me, Amazon last week announced that it was lowering its fees for on-demand infrastructure by as much as 80 percent. Should we be rejoicing, or is this a sign that something is amiss? Back around the turn of the century, something similar happened in at least two situations. The first was that telecommunications companies and cable companies buried enough fiber optic cable to satisfy demand for a long time. It became known as “dark cable,” because there was no light going through it, implying there was no demand either.