Comment Comment by akira2501 > if it isn't it is largely because cloud vendors can't bear to take lessCloud vendors have to buy products themselves. If their prices aren't changing then we have a market problem that extends beyond AWS.This is probably why Graviton exists and provides cheaper VMs and Lambdas running on it.> as an average CPU performanceCPU performance, in the cloud, is effectively free. You can overcommit and time share the CPU.What you're paying for is memory. parent akira2501 2 years ago
Cloud vendors have to buy products themselves. If their prices aren't changing then we have a market problem that extends beyond AWS.
This is probably why Graviton exists and provides cheaper VMs and Lambdas running on it.
> as an average CPU performance
CPU performance, in the cloud, is effectively free. You can overcommit and time share the CPU.
What you're paying for is memory.