What does AWS actually offer that is useful that isn't provided elsewhere?

I'm sure there's lots of stuff but you can't really stop using AWS unless you stop browsing a pretty large chunk of the Internet.

Not really what we're talking about. We're talking about being a direct customer of AWS vs other providers.

Relief from the IT procurement policy antipattern.

Many of their managed services.

Like? Lots of other people provide managed services as well nowadays. I'm not an expert on the matter, but I really feel like anything they offer probably has an alternative at this point if you don't want to use AWS.

True.

A lot of Internet services are on AWS

But I would not, personally, deal with the royalty of dark patterns

Why? Sure in the case of work, but as an individual AWS is incredibly expensive! Can't be paying those crazy prices for my personal things.

Only because of work.