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I doubt people choose Google's Cloud Platform over Amazon based on price.

r00fus 14y ago
People do choose their tablet over price - and the race-to-the-bottom is inhabited by two big players - Amazon and Google. Both of their lowest-end devices are limited to 8GB physical (6GB or less after OS) memory, so cloud storage is a key pricing issue for folks comparing a Kindle Fire vs. Nexus 7 (or Nexus 4). The battle for the non-iPad tablet space looks like it's heating up fast... what's amusing is that pure hardware manufacturers like Samsung or Acer are nowhere to be found because iPad-style tablets require an ecosystem and a) adequate on-board storage and/or b) cloud storage.
- hcarvalhoalves 14y ago
  I don't get why you're comparing consumer devices with platforms with pricing? It shouldn't matter the company providing the PaaS also happens to sell cheap tablets with their logo on it.
nivla 14y ago
One of the main reasons I personally wouldn't choose Google over Amazon no matter how much they lower the price is due to the lack of a solid customer support. God forbid if something goes wrong, not only will I risk losing the Cloud account but also everything else linked to them including Adsense. Also, Google has a history shutting down unviable services and as these competitive price cuts continues, it gets more risky to keep betting on Google.
- JulianMorrison 14y ago
  A history shutting down unviable services is a glass half full. On the upside, it means they won't permit a service to limp on, viewing its customers as burdens and providing terrible service in the hopes they go away.
  - jlgreco 14y ago
    In either of those scenarios, migration off their services would become necessary. But if they keep it limping instead of cutting it off, that I think facilitates safer more cautious migration (if for no other reason, because it would give you more time to do so). In that respect, keeping the service limping would probably present the superior customer service experience.
  - Evbn 14y ago
    I don't think anyone is worried about scenarios where Google customer service might get worse than it is now.
- wilfra 14y ago
  This is a very good point and enough for me to know I will not be using Google for cloud hosting...ever. They shut down AdSense and AdWords accounts constantly with no recourse or explanation and customer support is completely non-existant. Giving them control over my hosting as well is far more power than they've proven worthy of having over my business.
chaz 14y ago
I agree, but it's an easy thing for Google to do, and takes away a distraction when comparing the two solutions.

People do choose their tablet over price - and the race-to-the-bottom is inhabited by two big players - Amazon and Google. Both of their lowest-end devices are limited to 8GB physical (6GB or less after OS) memory, so cloud storage is a key pricing issue for folks comparing a Kindle Fire vs. Nexus 7 (or Nexus 4). The battle for the non-iPad tablet space looks like it's heating up fast... what's amusing is that pure hardware manufacturers like Samsung or Acer are nowhere to be found because iPad-style tablets require an ecosystem and a) adequate on-board storage and/or b) cloud storage.

hcarvalhoalves 14y ago
I don't get why you're comparing consumer devices with platforms with pricing? It shouldn't matter the company providing the PaaS also happens to sell cheap tablets with their logo on it.

nivla 14y ago

One of the main reasons I personally wouldn't choose Google over Amazon no matter how much they lower the price is due to the lack of a solid customer support. God forbid if something goes wrong, not only will I risk losing the Cloud account but also everything else linked to them including Adsense. Also, Google has a history shutting down unviable services and as these competitive price cuts continues, it gets more risky to keep betting on Google.

JulianMorrison 14y ago
A history shutting down unviable services is a glass half full. On the upside, it means they won't permit a service to limp on, viewing its customers as burdens and providing terrible service in the hopes they go away.
- jlgreco 14y ago
  In either of those scenarios, migration off their services would become necessary. But if they keep it limping instead of cutting it off, that I think facilitates safer more cautious migration (if for no other reason, because it would give you more time to do so). In that respect, keeping the service limping would probably present the superior customer service experience.
- Evbn 14y ago
  I don't think anyone is worried about scenarios where Google customer service might get worse than it is now.
wilfra 14y ago
This is a very good point and enough for me to know I will not be using Google for cloud hosting...ever. They shut down AdSense and AdWords accounts constantly with no recourse or explanation and customer support is completely non-existant. Giving them control over my hosting as well is far more power than they've proven worthy of having over my business.

chaz 14y ago

I agree, but it's an easy thing for Google to do, and takes away a distraction when comparing the two solutions.