What are the benefits of AWS over other cloud providers?

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AWS leads the public cloud market for several reasons: Largest service catalog — 240+ services covering every domain (compute, AI, IoT, robotics, satellite, quantum). Biggest global footprint — 33+ Regions, 100+ AZs, 600+ Edge Locations in 2026. Most mature platform — launched 2006, longest track record on reliability and compliance. Deepest ecosystem — partner network, marketplace, third-party tooling, certifications. Innovation cadence — Graviton ARM chips, Nitro hypervisor, Bedrock for GenAI, Aurora DSQL, Lambda SnapStart — usually first to market. Compliance breadth — SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, ISO 27001 across most services. vs Azure / GCP: Azure wins for Microsoft-shop integration; GCP for data/AI tooling; AWS wins on breadth, maturity, and ecosystem. Don't trash Azure or GCP — acknowledge their strengths (Azure for MS, GCP for data/AI) and explain why AWS still wins on breadth and ecosystem.