It is interesting to note that Microsoft's approach to the whole availability zones/regions debate is different from other major players (case in point GCP and AWS), leading to a false comparison.
While Microsoft claims 60+ "regions", AWS has "only" 24 regions while also boasting 70+ availability zones.
There are also significant differences between the number of available services in each Region/AZ as well as the Virtual Machine models/generations available, which can further influence customer choices.
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