Episode 097 — Google Versus AWS

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Ben Thompson / James Allworth

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4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2016

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Ben and James discuss cloud computing and why Google fell behind AWS, and how the company is taking a very wise strategy in catching up. Note: Due to a recording error Ben’s track quality is poor. Our apologies. Presented by MailChimp Links Ben Thompson: How Google is Challenging AWS — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Amazon Re:Invent, Google vs AWS vs IBM vs Microsoft — Stratechery Daily Update Steve Yegge: Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant — Google Plus Ben Thompson: The Amazon Tax — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery Transcript: @Chamath At StrictlyVC’s Insider Series — Semil Shah Blog Ben … Continue reading Episode 097 — Google Versus AWS

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0:00.0	Hi, James. Ben, how are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. I had the good fortune of having
0:08.2	spent Thanksgiving with you and your family, and it's always really good to see you in person.
0:13.6	Given the fact we normally record on the other sides of the Pacific Ocean, it's really good to
0:19.2	close that gap every now and then.
0:25.5	Yes, and people, you know, the audience wants to know when are you going to ever get back to work? Apparently not yet. Yeah, I'm sure it's going to have to happen at some point, but I, no,
0:32.5	not yet, not before due time. Very good. Well,
0:38.5	fortunately we are sponsored by MailChimp
0:39.6	as we are
0:41.2	every episode.
0:42.4	MailChimp,
0:43.1	if you have a store,
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0:46.8	they will analyze
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0:48.4	of each customer
0:49.2	to help you make
0:49.9	smart data and predictions
0:51.0	about what they'll
0:51.7	want to buy in the future. It is enterprise level technology made simple for everyone.
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