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Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 6:30 a.m.

This week, we discuss Cloud Earnings, OpenCost, the Free Software Product License, paying for Social Media, and Apple's latest announcements. Plus, Matt begins the search for a new keyboard.

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Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 439

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• Costservability
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• Just a second
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• 439 episodes of podcasting nirvana
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• We\u2019ve never made a mistake
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• A million Amazon users of Copilot
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• Chrome exists to serve RAM sales
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• Two Turntables and a Microphone
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• Default Search Engines
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\n\nRundown\n\n

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• Cloud Earnings Review\n\n
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  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Q3 2023 Earnings Analysis
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  • Amazon's Jassy: We're 'surprised' at growth of our generative AI business
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  • Clouded Judgement 10.27.23 - Cloud Giants Report Q3 '23
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• OpenCost Expands Its Horizon: Introducing Multi-Cloud Cost Monitoring
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• Free Software Product\n\n
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  • Open Source in Numbers: The Terraform License Change Impact on Contribution
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  • Open Source and Capitalism with Ashley Williams and Adam Jacob / Oxide
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  • Business Models
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• Default Search Engine\n\n
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  • Google reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple\u2019s default search engine
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  • Google paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywhere
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  • \u201cChrome exists to serve Google search.\u201d - The Verge
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• Paid Social\n\n
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  • Elon Musk will charge you more to avoid ads than Disney and Netflix
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  • Facebook and Instagram launch a paid ad-free subscription
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  • YouTube tries to kill ad blockers in push for ad dollars, Premium subs
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• SolarWinds\n\n
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  • SEC sues SolarWinds for misleading investors before 2020 hack
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  • Observability provider SolarWinds reportedly exploring a sale
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  • Bad Passwords Are Securities Fraud
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• Apple\n\n
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  • Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips
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  • Behind the scenes at Scary Fast: Apple\u2019s keynote event shot on iPhone
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\n\nRelevant to your Interests\n\n

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• The Cloud Computer
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• Linux Foundation Adopting Terraform Fork Provokes Ire of HashiCorp CEO
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• 12-inch MacBook could return as a budget model, suggests leaker
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• X usage plummets in Musk's first year as owner
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• Zuckerberg says Threads has almost 100 million monthly users
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• Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service
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• Alphabet sees $165 billion in market cap wiped after cloud business growth disappoints Wall Street
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• VMware closes its home for experimental software
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• Samsung adds DisplayPort and more Multi View options to second massive Ark monitor
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• Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA
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• What's new in Red Hat OpenShift
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• Announcing the Platform Engineering Maturity Model
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• Welcoming Clearbit to the HubSpot Team
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• Broadcom and VMWare Say $61 Billion Deal Will Close 'Soon'
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• Chainguard Raises $61 Million Series B Round as Enterprises Move to Fortify Open Source Software
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\n\nNonsense\n\n

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• Toyota\u2019s Chairman Is Having His \u2018I Told You So Moment\u2019 About EVs
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• Why Is Apple's USB-C Cable $130?
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• The restaurant nearest Google
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• Boston Dynamics turned its robot dog into a talking tour guide with ChatGPT
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• Unilever is selling Dollar Shave Club to private equity
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• WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week WSJ
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\n\nListener Feedback\n\n

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• Sudesh from Akami is hosting a happy hour at KubeCon
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\n\nConferences\n\n

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• Nov 6-9, 2023, KubeCon NA, SDT\u2019s a sponsor, Matt\u2019s there.\n\n
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  • 20% off with VMware discount code: KCNA23VMWEO20.
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• Nov 6-9, 2023 VMware Explore Barcelona, Cot\xe9\u2019s attending
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• Nov 7\u20138, 2023 RISC-V Summit | Linux Foundation Events
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• Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas
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• If you want your conference mentioned, let\u2019s talk media sponsorships.
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• Join us in Slack.
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• Use the code SDT to get $20 off Cot\xe9\u2019s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
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• Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!
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\n\nRecommendations\n\n

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• Brandon: Bodies
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• Matt: Anti-recommendation: Lenovo Go wireless ergonomic keyboard
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• Artwork
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