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37signals takes Rails and makes the products they intend to make. Microsoft has attempted to make a successful cloud platform - their commercials all proclaim,
by Legion 15y ago
37signals takes Rails and makes the products they intend to make.
Microsoft has attempted to make a successful cloud platform - their commercials all proclaim, "To the Cloud!" - and yet, they fail, while someone else takes their technology and (potentially) succeeds.
- cube13 15y ago>Microsoft has attempted to make a successful cloud platform - their commercials all proclaim, "To the Cloud!" - and yet, they fail, while someone else takes their technology and (potentially) succeeds. I don't really think that MS has targeted Windows Azure towards the general consumer market, though. It's basically the same as Amazon Web Services. Apple using that tech gives them an incredibly strong marketing tool, especially for companies that are trying to decide between using Amazon or something else for cloud-based services.
- mailarchis 15y agoNot Azure per se, but Microsoft did try to bring cloud to consumers. Does anyone recall Livemesh http://explore.live.com/windows-live-mesh?os=other http://explore.live.com/windows-live-mesh?os=other Am not sure how much traction it finally got
- bad_user 15y agoAWS is cheaper. It matters less to me what companies the size of Apple do, as I'm not Apple.
- ma2rten 15y agoErm.. Apple uses both according to the article.
- jodrellblank 15y agoAnd yet they fail? They've got Apple using their service for iCloud, how is that a "fail"?