We use the above mentioned services and I don't agree with the assessment as we are cloud native and use lambda heavily and we think its an amazing service to use to move faster!
I agree that force would only result in more pushback. But Beijing increasingly sees Hong Kong as a problematic territory. At the time of handover Hong Kong almost constituted 18% of China’s GDP and now it’s less than that of what Shenzhen contributes. So Hong Kong is losing its leverage to claim autonomy and if Hong Kong’s economy further contracts, what choice people in Hong Kong have?
HKIA is the critical lifeline of Hong Kong, the economy is already suffering, i think its matter of time before PLA gets involved. I'm very concerned for Hong Kong and its people.
Before they announce tons of new stuff to please the shareholders, there are much awaited enhancements on existing products which are much over due. Case in point this thread. Keep the developers happy. Just saying.