They're not charging per GB of S3 or whatever. It's likely a fixed(ish) priced contract that basically covers their cost of building a complete region. So the pricing doesn't really compare.
Basically, AWS is all public cloud, none of this private cloud nonsense... until you come along with a $600MM check and then you can have a private region all to yourself!
Basically, AWS is all public cloud, none of this private cloud nonsense... until you come along with a $600MM check and then you can have a private region all to yourself!