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That doesn't make much sense. You would still be on the hook for the eventual bill. This sounds like a showerthought hashtag lifehack.
by randompwd 5y ago
That doesn't make much sense. You would still be on the hook for the eventual bill. This sounds like a showerthought hashtag lifehack.
- viraptor 5y agoIt does change the dynamic / comfort though. Would you rather ask AWS to please revert $5k they put on your card, or talk with them about $5k they'd like to charge you but can't?
- gspr 5y agoThe former. But if we're talking about $5M instead, I'd be completely terrified of both options.
- adriancr 5y agoIt doesn't change the dynamic though. At their revenue, don't care about 5K charge, they can send to collections / sell to 3rd party collections agencies. They do care about keeping you happy as a customer since your employers will be swayed by their employees. So the former is much more likely to succeed, the latter will just make you look like a scammer. At larger sums - they will do much more rigorous checks to avoid issues.
- viraptor 5y agoIt doesn't change the dynamic for AWS. It doesn't change for many of us. But it does for example for a student who forgot to terminate a stack and suddenly can't afford rent/utilities/shopping until the charge is resolved. These are amounts which can really mess up people's lives for weeks.