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I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged $1,100

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461 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 14 Nov 24 06:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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modernerd ◴[14 Nov 24 08:08 UTC] No.42134059[source]▶
"Billing alerts" are a joke, give us hard spend limits. Then offer a way to set those limits during onboarding.

Building a business on blank cheques and accidental spends is shady. It's also a large barrier to adoption. The more times devs see reports like, "I tried [random 20-minute tutorial] and woke up to a bill for my life's savings and luckily support waived the fee this one time but next time they're coming for my house", the less they'll want to explore your offerings.

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Frieren ◴[14 Nov 24 09:27 UTC] No.42134462[source]▶
Regulate it.

Asking Amazon to do something makes little sense. Create laws that force Amazon, and all the rest, to respect their users money. By default, corporations will do what makes them money, not what is ethical or good for the economy.

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briandear ◴[14 Nov 24 09:34 UTC] No.42134491[source]▶
You trust the government far too much. Regulated industries always end up costing the consumer more. See: medical care and education for examples.
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1. Xelbair ◴[14 Nov 24 10:11 UTC] No.42134696[source]▶
what?

Governments have a systematic pressure, at least in sane countries, to be at least partially responsible towards customers - their citizens and voters.

Corporations do not. especially in businesses with high barriers to entry, and where they can vendor lock you.