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Microsoft put billions into Windows Phone and many (including me) think it's superior to iOS and Android, but what's its market share now? What I mean is, even

Microsoft put billions into Windows Phone and many (including me) think it's superior to iOS and Android, but what's its market share now? What I mean is, even if it is technically better, will Google Cloud get customers? AWS has a huge head start with significant mindshare, and Microsoft has its pre-existing enterprise customers sewed up. With tech funding drying up, where will Google find its customers?

unclebucknasty 10y ago
Yeah, the challenge is that it seems to rely on Google services (not just libraries) at the app layer in a way that screams lock-in.
- unclebucknasty 10y ago
  Downvote? Is it not reliant on Google services?
  - ignoramous 10y ago
    HN crowd is pro-Google, I feel. I get pounded with downvotes, the moment I speak against the darling of the Bay Area (?)
    - unclebucknasty 10y ago
      That would definitely explain it. Never liked the downvoting idea, but if it must be, then it would be nice if people were at least required to comment while downvoting and open themselves to downvotes for their whacked, baseless downvotes.
manigandham 10y ago
You're vastly underestimating the computing market. Startups/tech funding are a microscopic part of the industry. There are millions of small businesses and thousands of major corporations that are slowly moving into the cloud which are all new customers for the taking. AWS has a head start and a great product catalog, Azure has the windows/office/server ecosystem, but Google has been doing scaled computing for a very long time and has contributed to many of the innovations in the industry. Although they're newer with less features, what they do have is more advanced and the Google name carries a lot of weight and reputation. Most corporations are still focused on just moving over to IaaS with compliance and security first and Google has done a great job building a solid foundation for this which should pay dividends in the future.
- throwawaykf05 10y ago
  > Most corporations are still focused on just moving over to IaaS with compliance and security first Yes but my point is AWS has more mindshare and MS has more leverageable pre-existing business inroads with a huge number of these corporations. > and Google has done a great job building a solid foundation for this which should pay dividends in the future That seems rational, but the countless examples of "worse is better" in life indicate that that outcome is far from guaranteed.

unclebucknasty 10y ago

Yeah, the challenge is that it seems to rely on Google services (not just libraries) at the app layer in a way that screams lock-in.

unclebucknasty 10y ago
Downvote? Is it not reliant on Google services?
- ignoramous 10y ago
  HN crowd is pro-Google, I feel. I get pounded with downvotes, the moment I speak against the darling of the Bay Area (?)
  - unclebucknasty 10y ago
    That would definitely explain it. Never liked the downvoting idea, but if it must be, then it would be nice if people were at least required to comment while downvoting and open themselves to downvotes for their whacked, baseless downvotes.

manigandham 10y ago

You're vastly underestimating the computing market. Startups/tech funding are a microscopic part of the industry. There are millions of small businesses and thousands of major corporations that are slowly moving into the cloud which are all new customers for the taking. AWS has a head start and a great product catalog, Azure has the windows/office/server ecosystem, but Google has been doing scaled computing for a very long time and has contributed to many of the innovations in the industry. Although they're newer with less features, what they do have is more advanced and the Google name carries a lot of weight and reputation. Most corporations are still focused on just moving over to IaaS with compliance and security first and Google has done a great job building a solid foundation for this which should pay dividends in the future.

throwawaykf05 10y ago
> Most corporations are still focused on just moving over to IaaS with compliance and security first Yes but my point is AWS has more mindshare and MS has more leverageable pre-existing business inroads with a huge number of these corporations. > and Google has done a great job building a solid foundation for this which should pay dividends in the future That seems rational, but the countless examples of "worse is better" in life indicate that that outcome is far from guaranteed.