Price Clippings for November
November 18th, 2008
This edition of Price Clippings features articles on:
- New pricing models & strategies
- Commodity price changes
- Pricing strategy in the travel industry
- Fair Pricing for the 2012 Olympics
Amazon Simple Storage Services gets a new pricing model
Amazon will cut prices on its Simple Storage Service (S3) and offer more volume discounts. The pricing may reflect that Amazon is looking to grab share as competition from Microsoft and others is about to heat up. Meanwhile, the volume discounts and tiered pricing will appeal to enterprises. A few folks did note that at scale it made sense to do your own storage. This pricing move may alleviate some of those concerns.
Source: blogs.zdnet.com, October 9, 2008
