One of the points in the op-ed article we're discussing was the opportunity in this market, which makes it worth investing in. If you're still not convinced, I

One of the points in the op-ed article we're discussing was the opportunity in this market, which makes it worth investing in. If you're still not convinced, I'd encourage you to read this interview [1] with Google's SVP of Technical Infrastructure, where he spells out a shift in the way Google develops to spend a majority of it's efforts in the cloud world. > “It has become clear that the public cloud is the way of the future,” Hölzle says during an interview at Google headquarters. [..] “One day, this could be bigger than ads. Certainly, in terms of market potential, it is.” If you still don't believe, Google Cloud Platform has a published deprecation policy in its Terms of Service, which is very similar to that of other major providers. In short, you get one full year's advance notice of the deprecation of any supported service. [1] http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/urs-google-story/ http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/urs-google-stor...