> if Google drops the platform at some point That's a little too far-fetched for me. GAE isn't in the same category as end-user services like Reader or any of

> if Google drops the platform at some point That's a little too far-fetched for me. GAE isn't in the same category as end-user services like Reader or any of the other apps they've dropped. I don't expect them to run it forever, but I trust them enough to believe that if they ever decide to pull the plug, they'll give us a fair bit of warning (half a decade?). They're not stupid, and they're not suicidal.