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		cheriot on Nov 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linode Outage in Dallas, Fremont, Atlanta, Newark,... Akamai looks at Cloudflare's valuation with envy (and some contempt because Akamai has the larger edge network). Definitely agree Linode was purchased as a growth opportunity.

jacooper on Nov 4, 2022 [–]

Cloudflare's valuation is for sure because its free therefore everyone uses it(~20% of the internet).

If Akamai was also free and as accessible as Cloudflare, they would start to grow for sure.

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