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It's not clear that it would be a net-negative on the revenue.

It could encourage more development and adoption and lead to being a net-positive for the revenue.

It's a fair point but iff you neglect that the overwhelming revenue drivers for these services are large corps who are already locked-in. Devx doesn't matter at all once you're there.

The myopathy among us "online people" is assuming number of voices here and elsewhere correlate to revenue.

It does not.

If it's irrelevant whether or not individual developers are on board, why are Amazon offering a free plan?

Just fyi, myopathy is a general term for diseases that affect some types of muscles, while myopia is short-sightedness -- assuming the latter is what you were going for!

Thanks!

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