Wow, kudos to the SO team for making the right choice for them. Too many companies/individuals fall for this type of aggressive sales pitch and end up paying for it in the long run.
Kinda a blow for Azure...can't give it away..
Kinda a blow for Azure...can't give it away..
To be fair, the author did say this:
>It is important to note that these issues are by no means specific to Azure; similar teething issues affect other Platform-As-A-Service providers such as Google App Engine and Heroku. When you are using a PAAS you are giving up a lot of control to the service provider. The service provider chooses which applications you can run and imposes a series of restrictions.
So it's a "blow" to Google App Engine and Heroku as well.
Sweeping everyone else under the same rug (or attempting to) just feels like a "we're complaining about your Azure platform's shortcomings, but hey, we can still be friends, see, we'll try to throw everyone else under the bus, too".