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		a012 on May 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Ahrefs Gets a Billion Dollar-Worth Infrastruct... Knowing X get Y% discount would give you the opportunity to ask for the same Y% discount. Not just AWS, in enterprise world the service provider will always make the % discount a secret and you can’t tell anyone else.

ivlad on May 9, 2024 | [–]

You can ask and they will ask for a Netflix size commitment in turn. Volume prices (they are essentially volume discounts) are often public.

ttymck on May 9, 2024 | [–]

I always have the opportunity to ask for Y% discount. Regardless of my knowledge of existing agreements.

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