The Urban Legend of Amazon.com

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The urban legend is that because of this dynamic, Amazon. had access technical infrastructure capacity in their IT operations during quarters one through three. But the rest of the year, all that capacity was just sitting there. And so they decided, let's rent out that capacity to other developers. Brilliant, brilliant. We are going to turn a large expense line in the business into a revenue line.

So, how DID an online book retailer end up building the infrastructure layer that powers the entire internet? (Or at least 39% of it, per latest market share data.) While many myths, legends, and some downright falsehoods exist, the real answer to that question deserves a full Acquired episode of its very own. So here it is: the story of Amazon Web Services. Who’s got the truth? Tune in and find out. :)

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