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In 2000, when my partner Ben Horowitz was CEO of the first cloud computing company, Loudcloud, the cost of a customer ru
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"In 2000, when my partner Ben Horowitz was CEO of the first cloud computing company, Loudcloud, the cost of a customer running a basic Internet application was approximately $150,000 a month"

- Marc Andreessen

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This quote by Marc Andreessen is describing the early days of cloud computing in 2000. At the time, his partner Ben Horowitz was the CEO of Loudcloud, the first cloud computing business. The quote is highlighting the high expense of running a standard web application at the time. It was approximated that a customer would have to pay around $150,000 a month to run a fundamental internet application. This was a substantial expense for organizations and people at the time, and it was a significant barrier to entry for many individuals. However, as cloud computing innovation has advanced, the expense of running a web application has reduced considerably. This has allowed more individuals to access the web and use cloud computing services, which has actually had a significant effect on the method we utilize the web today.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Marc Andreessen somewhere between April 26, 1971 and today. He/she was a famous Businessman from USA. The author also have 36 other quotes.

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