You can also use PHP on it. Another big plus is that you don't sign a contract with an US company if you live in Europe. I signed a contract with the local Microsoft office and as a result I don't have to pay any tax for using Azure. For GAE I've to pay tax to the US government.
On Sep 2, 9:48 am, "Brandon Wirtz" <[email protected]> wrote: > Azure isn't .Net only. I run Java on it. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pascal Voitot Dev > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 12:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [google-appengine] Re: Azure is changing its prices too > > the main problem is .NET, isn't it? :D > I can't consider a proprietary dev platform to be the right solution even if > I know it's good on many aspects and brought many interesting ideas! > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Philip <[email protected]> wrote: > > MSFT has an interesting approach that is IMHO an opposite to > exploiting their market power. They deliver their technology to > partners like eBay, Dell and HP so they can offer the same cloud > service (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/appliance/) in theory > you could easily switch from one to another without redesigning your > app. There are also .NET ports for linux that are AFAIK even supported > with code by MSFT. > > Also MSFT had to pay an insane fine for bundling internet explorer > with windows. I doubt they risk another record fine by raising prices > for their technology at a intolerable rate (>100%). eBay, Dell and HP > are companies you don't fu** with. > > On Sep 2, 9:12 am, Anders <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Azure looks pretty cool. But isn't .NET like a monopoly? I would like an > > open source cloud platform. That would really make the prices go down. > > Because new cloud providers would basically mostly have to provide the > > hardware infrastructure since the software for the cloud services would be > > open source and free. Not limited to PHP though. Yikes, lol. I would want > > the open source to also run Java applications. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:google-appengine%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
