@terminaltilt I understand what Bezos is trying to do, but I don't get how it plays out the way he wants.

Even if the majority of desktops are somehow induced to become mere cloud consoles, the UX is going to be very dependent on last-mile connection quality. Meaning those services can essentially be held hostage by the telecom companies. (E.g. Comcast could decide to prioritize traffic or aggressively cache resources for Oracle but not AWS.)

Maybe Bezos comes out of it with AWS like IBM circa 1960, basically owning the market, but in doing so it might put Verizon or Comcast in the position of Ma Bell.

Just as corporate strategy, it sucks... and the rest of us have to live with the consequences.