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Google App Engine vs Windows Azure
- richardw 17y agoJust a note - App Engine is more JVM than just Java, so you'll likely find many other languages will support it. I've also written apps for both Azure and App Engine and I'd change a few of the scores: Easy scalability: GAE, hands down. Learning curve: Azure. GAE will surprise you a lot. Maximum db size: GAE. Last time I checked, Azure was limited to 10GB. If you need more than 1GB you pay $99 per month for the full 10GB store. Maybe you can get more with Table storage, but then it's a very different animal.
- krakensden 17y agoAn important factor he's missing is Microsoft's GUI for installing apps- instead of targeting developers exclusively, like GAE, from what I've heard you can just go click 'install wordpress' on Azure and get your own little blog set up. The combination of a start easy enough for the layman combined with a reasonable upgrade path could really be an important thing for them.