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If the founder really wanted it back, the correct response would have been asking Amazon in a public forum if they would like to pass on ownership. If done in a gracious and respectful tone, I have no doubt that would have engendered all around good feels. It could have even compelled Amazon to put one half quarter of engineering headcount into wrapping the site up in an AWS account to hand over.
The founder should have said they'd be happy to take on costs and future burden, host it on AWS, and continue to link to Amazon products and storefront. Should have said that they were grateful for Amazon's stewardship and that they'd like to continue carrying the torch. An easy all-around win.
The actual response from the founder was too negative and blame ridden if their intention was to resume operation.
If the founder really wanted it back, the correct response would have been asking Amazon in a public forum if they would like to pass on ownership. If done in a gracious and respectful tone, I have no doubt that would have engendered all around good feels. It could have even compelled Amazon to put one half quarter of engineering headcount into wrapping the site up in an AWS account to hand over.
The founder should have said they'd be happy to take on costs and future burden, host it on AWS, and continue to link to Amazon products and storefront. Should have said that they were grateful for Amazon's stewardship and that they'd like to continue carrying the torch. An easy all-around win.
The actual response from the founder was too negative and blame ridden if their intention was to resume operation.