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Revised and much faster, run your own high-end cloud gaming service on EC2
Original EnglishSay you allocate another 50 cents an hour for software then you are getting to a $20 or $40 a month spend which is getting …
SSDs have become fast, except in the cloud
Original EnglishNice. But I don't think it cost as much as you think.
Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotify case
Original EnglishOr put differently, that success will be in part a consequence of what happened before I hit $1m, when I was still paying the 15%.
“I thought I could ship at least 700 units to stay in business”
Original EnglishI started to make 25 - 75% more profits just because I had the luxury of saying no and avoid orders that didn't move my …
Ask HN: How do you set prices?
Original EnglishSo if 40% of people would pay $9.99/month, and 10% would pay $79.99/month, that tells a story you can interpret into a basic pricing strategy.
"Asswipe," replied Yahoo's server. That's when I knew I had it
Original EnglishA lot of people I know grew up on IRC, but Yahoo Chat was my first love.
CodeStar – Quickly Develop, Build, and Deploy Applications on AWS
Original EnglishHad this service been provided by microsoft I wouldnt have gone for it because of their history of over pricing and creating artificial lock ins.
Tell HN: Our experience with Groupon
Original English-Cross sales: We sell Video packages a pretty good margin to about 60% of customers.
Our Team Won Startup Weekend and All We Got Was a Shitty New Boss
Original Englishwe parted ways, I started up a new company in direct competition and am now doing much better by keeping 100% of the profits instead …