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Indeed. Further to that, there are already a lot of DO-like hosting platforms out there but fewer AWS-like solutions targeting enterprise. So why would Google target a crowded market when they have the resources to target enterprise.

Also to offer my own anecdotal experiences using DO. I find it highly inflexible when I need to do anything more granular. Sure it's easy for deploying a standard build, but anything that falls slightly outside of DO's remit quickly becomes more trouble than it's worth. Where as AWS (and similar) might intimidate new comers with it's scale and complexity but that flexibility can also be a godsend.




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