Amazon Web Services (AWS) played a significant role in reducing the infrastructural costs for startups like Uber. AWS provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. This means that startups can access high-powered computing resources without the need for significant upfront investment in physical infrastructure, such as servers. This dramatically lowers the barrier to entry for startups and allows them to scale quickly and efficiently as their user base grows.
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