Yeah, this is a great move. That said, again, here's the philosophical difference: with BQ, you need to "Contact your sales representative if you are interested

Yeah, this is a great move. That said, again, here's the philosophical difference: with BQ, you need to "Contact your sales representative if you are interested in flat-rate pricing". There's nothing wrong with this, but it reflects their philosophy that compute should be something pay-per-use, not pay-to-procure. Again, I expect this "talk to sales" part to change in the future as BQ matures, but I imagine this kind of CIO friendly thinking to be new (if not de-prioritized) at Google.