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elcomet
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They have their own data centers, they don't use AWS
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packetslave
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They don't use AWS
to run the big three apps
(FB, Insta, WhatsApp). They very much use them for other things. FB data center machines tend to be highly-specialized and optimized for running the apps, not general-purpose compute.
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