<i>&gt;  this is a toy for devs to get to know their stack...</i><p>The difference being that AWS has real tiers. The dash button is exactly the same even if you &quot;go pro&quot; (what does that even mean? You persuade your BigCo employer to join the program?).<p>I suspect it&#x27;s a last-gasp attempt at making some money out of a program that has not become as popular as they thought.