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>Yeah, Netflix's opinion is to use Amazon as little as possible.

This is simply untrue. Everything but their CDN uses AWS.

>Their critical infrastructure (the CDN) is not anywhere near the slimy grip of AWS.

The streaming website and app aren't critical infrastructure? Databases containing all of their business and customer details aren't critical infrastructure? Encoding content so it can be delivered by the CDN isn't critical infrastructure?

That's like saying I don't trust Ford because I buy Michelin tires while I drive a Fusion.



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