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		xboxnolifes 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We saved $500k per year by rolling our own "S3" The cost being a fraction of 1 does not imply it's one person. 3 people each spending 2 weeks a year on the service is still a fraction of 1.

hinkley 83 days ago [–]

It is three opportunity costs. No free lunches.

Dylan16807 83 days ago | [–]

Nobody implied it was free. Yes there are opportunity costs, and they add up to less than one sysadmin of opportunity.

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