The amaziness is that the leadership allows it to be simple.
This is such a great competitive advantage.
Compare this to a leadership that thinks you absolutely must use Akamai for your 50 req/secs webserver. You end up with tons of complexity for no reason.
Fair enough. Though not too surprising still, considering the original leadership of the company, one of whom (Joel Spolsky) is still on the board of directors. Having said that, the board's 5:4 VC-to-non-VC ratio looks pretty scary to me. But this is a different story ...
This is such a great competitive advantage.
Compare this to a leadership that thinks you absolutely must use Akamai for your 50 req/secs webserver. You end up with tons of complexity for no reason.