I can't comment on linux but I've had no issues with Azure using windows, in fact I would say its fantastic. I been have using cloud services web/worker roles,

I can't comment on linux but I've had no issues with Azure using windows, in fact I would say its fantastic. I been have using cloud services web/worker roles, messaging, blob and SQL azure too... I have been also integrating cloud TFS publishing, and automated deployments. Its been a dream so far. I am looking at the elastic scalability block also for scaling out and in, it all looks great. I mean transitioning from staging to production is just a virtual IP swap, sweet... So if you get your setup right and go with the Microsoft cloud setup I think its smooth sailing.