AWS a bright spot in subdued set of Q1 results for Amazon

AWS shone in an otherwise subdued set of financials from megacorp Amazon last night. While Amazon.com registered a loss [PDF] in operating income for both its North American and International arms ($1.6 billion and $1.3 billion respectively) and a drop in International net sales, AWS continued to notch up impressive gains, …

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Retail

Yes, Microsoft shuttered their struggling retail operation that never made a profit.

I don’t see why anyone would want to break AWS away??