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The price reduction is limited to US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon).
Here is a comparison of prevailing prices at Jan-2010, Mar-2012 and Nov-2012.
| Jan-10 | Mar-12 | Nov-12 | ||
| On-Demand Instances | Small – Linux – N. Virginia | $0.085 | $0.080 | $0.065 |
| Quadruple Extra Large – Windows – N. California | $3.160 | $2.504 | $2.504 | |
| Data Transfer – In | Free till June 2010 | Free | Free | |
| Data Transfer – Out | Per GB depending on the total monthly volume | $0.1 to $0.17 | $0.05 to $0.12 1st 1GB Free |
$0.05 to $0.12 1st 1GB Free |
| Storage (EBS) | Per allocated GB per month | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| I/O Requests | Per million I/O | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
Here is a more detailed analysis on past price reduction.
A Snapshot of the On-Demand pricing as it exists now (November 2012)
I will be able to use this in future for comparison!
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