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- jazh, on 07/14/2009, -0/+21What does this mean for the common man?
- B1665r, on 07/14/2009, -2/+19Actually, they are the first one there with a complete product, but please don't let the facts get in the way of your blind bashing;)
- B1665r, on 07/14/2009, -0/+17Well vaporware tends to imply you could not go directly to the microsoft website right now, get a demo account, and start porting your website to the Azure platform. So vaporware would not actually apply in this case, would it?
- B1665r, on 07/14/2009, -8/+22Your standards compliant c# and other vs.net applications can be scaled to any size without having to build your own data warehouse, and without having to resort to the proprietary garbage code that google and Amazon vendor lock you into to use their cloud services.
- tommyny04, on 07/14/2009, -3/+16... and you obviously have no knowledge in the market of cloud computing
- krellor, on 07/14/2009, -0/+12Those are decent prices compared to renting mainframe time from most computing shops. As long as they can fulfill their uptime estimate it is an attractive deal for smaller business that need data crunching but don't have teh time or resources to build their own systems.
- FredFredrickson, on 07/14/2009, -2/+13Even if this were a "me-too" product, why would you laugh at that? Should car companies like Toyota and Honda have looked at Ford and thought, "gee, someone's already made a car. No point in trying to do it ourselves then."?
The blind bashing of Microsoft is reaching ridiculous proportions these days. Even Vista, after you've got the service packs, isn't anywhere near as bad as all the morons online say. I've been using it for a few weeks now on a new laptop, and I personally don't find it all that much different from Win 7. If you think it's worse than cow dung, I'd put down a significant amount of money that says you've probably never used it before.
Are you just bashing the company because that's the "cool" thing to do? Are you insecure about your own choice of OS? Does your Mac make you feel feminine or does your Linux box make you feel like a loner? There's no reason for this kind of *****. - B1665r, on 07/14/2009, -2/+13No... Being wrong implies he had a clue what he was talking about, and was mistaken about some details. He failed that low bar, he failed at being wrong as well...
- LavaWarrior, on 07/14/2009, -1/+12Wow... your statements are filled with great evidence.
/s - FredFredrickson, on 07/14/2009, -3/+12Late to the party? I'm sorry, but cloud computing is in its infancy. You're just completely wrong.
- Namco, on 07/14/2009, -1/+10Were you born this stupid, or did you have to work on it?
- invincible2010, on 07/14/2009, -0/+8It means that people interesting in developing web services will have one more platform encouraging competition (with amazon and others) and variety for people who prefer C# and .net based development. For the common man, it means that in the long run, we can expect to see more versatile, available, reliable, and cheaper services.
- B1665r, on 07/14/2009, -2/+9Wow, I realize you are trying to troll the thread, but common, you have to at least make an effort.
Flaming is not trolling.
Step up your game. - Namco, on 07/14/2009, -1/+8I was reading his previous posts. Not only is he one of those 911 truthers, but he also thinks the moon landing was fake. He's also stoking a huge boner for Google's Chrome OS. ***** freak!
- anexanhume, on 07/14/2009, -1/+7Not only are people excited about Win 7, but the Zune HD is getting a lot of positive press and the xbox 360 is in a solid second place while having the hands down best online service package of any console. Sure, they may follow, but if you do it right, that's what counts. That's like trashing Apple for the iPhone because other companies had already released phones.
- Ezrayan, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5you are right in the sense that the idea behind Azure has been around for over a decade as it was started by IBM. But what you fail to understand is that Microsoft is now realizing realizing what IBM found out a while ago, they will make more money by providing services rather than proprietary software. Also you don't seem to realize that Azure will go beyond connections of WAN networks and allow for direct server access via the internet. Companies will essentially be able to outsource their network infrastructure without having to build their own, plus it will be done cheaply and easily.
- Jordus114, on 07/14/2009, -1/+6jsmithers is a dumbass.
- avatarpalin, on 07/15/2009, -0/+5crickets.....
- schoate09, on 07/14/2009, -5/+8But, but, mobileMe!!!
/s - assuage, on 07/14/2009, -1/+4Are you disagreeing and calling her ugly? That's just plain mean.
- inactive, on 07/15/2009, -0/+3no idea what azure is and i have no idea what the columnist is.
- gordigor, on 07/15/2009, -0/+3ewww.
- HonoredMule, on 07/15/2009, -0/+3Sometimes the truth hurts.
- kgdoom, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2Not that much better than Amazon, but $99.99 for the Business Edition, which includes up to a 10GB database. Wow...that's pretty hot.
- HonoredMule, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2As Ezrayan said, cloud computing isn't /exactly/ the same thing as distributed computing. The latter refers to doing work on multiple machines, but machines that are typically housed in a single data warehouse or may even require high-bandwidth local interconnects like Infiniband. The former, on the other hand, is more about outsourcing the entire hardware environment as opposed to only being able to scale up the workload handled by your own software on your own purchased or rented computing clusters.
Come to think of it, that's a pretty substantial difference with very little overlap in the modern use cases. - DarkShroud, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2Azure is a complete product. In fact it's the fist fully complete hosting product and it uses standard code language. Basically MS will host your services in their high end data centers. So businesses will not have to set up and maintain their own servers. MS will maintain them and keep them fully up to date with no hassle to your company.
- JigoroKano, on 07/14/2009, -2/+3I don't know if there is a word for what you are.
- MtheoryX, on 07/15/2009, -1/+2@kgdoom:
He's saying the code to use the cloud service is not a vendor lockin.
The code itself (.NET) however, that's a whole different story. - sonofabiscuit, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2I see what you did there.
- and386, on 07/15/2009, -0/+1Huh, I still have no idea what Azure is .... I understood Amazon EC2, and Google app engine. But Microsoft azure remains a concept. What is it technically ? Exchange on the web?? Come on, this article and video were completely uninfomationale (if it does exist)
- gameoven, on 07/14/2009, -3/+3Does this finally mean that we will be able to figure out when it is going rain? EAT IT DOPPLER NEWS 5!
- Ezrayan, on 07/15/2009, -2/+1wow guy, you dont seem to grasp the idea that "M$" realizes that paying for software will die at some point; i.e. office to OpenOffice, and possible Windows/Mac OS being replaced by Linux or possibly another OS in the future. Not to mention piracy/torrenting making copies of software free to anyone who can find them. There are so many open source programs out there that it will soon be impossible to make a profit by selling proprietary software. Instead, the way to generate revenue is ala services. This includes services that IBM and Amazon provide which include support and hosting, but again Azure goes beyond the data storage in which these companies provide. It allows an online system in which compan.....Actually nevermind you're just a troll attempting to make us nerdrage. Here's a tip (assuming you actually aren't a troll), take a, internet technology course and understand how this will effect the business world.
- marx2k, on 07/15/2009, -2/+1So basically instead of owning your operating system (as much as anyone can really "own" Windows), you're renting it. Eh.. I'll pass.
- kgdoom, on 07/15/2009, -3/+1"without having to resort to the proprietary garbage code that google and Amazone vendor lock you into"
You're being sarcastic or something, right? Microsoft not on a vendor lock in play? - assuage, on 07/14/2009, -7/+4I can't believe Ina used to be a man - she is so hot!!
- marx2k, on 07/15/2009, -4/+1:Should car companies like Toyota and Honda have looked at Ford and thought, "gee, someone's already made a car. No point in trying to do it ourselves then."?"
Well, car companies like GM looked at car companies like Toyota and Honda, tried to do what they were doing (many years too late) and failed. - Ezrayan, on 07/15/2009, -3/+0actually Microsoft Azure (and similar services/programs) have a great benefit towards the everyday user. Because the operating system and subsequent programs will be stored on an outside server you only need access to computer hardware and the internet. Essentially rather than paying several hundred dollars for a new operating system (Vista and soon Windows 7 for example), you would pay a monthly fee for the operating system.
At first this seems like a stupid idea: 1) being that you have to rely on a reliable internet connection, and 2) not being able to have full control of the operating system, and 3) having to pay a monthly fee. Now it is true the internet connection could be a hassle, but in the future as wireless networks become more common place and people have less need for wired cable connections, that problem will be fixed.
People may not like the idea of not being able to have the operating system on their computer, in relation to the first problem as well as the sense of having more control over their system. But actually security will be much better by only having to update exploits or viruses on the main server, but also will allow for you to access your account from pretty much anywhere by logging into your account via the internet (Think of it as a huge scale WindowsLive). Also updates and bug fixes would be implemented in a singular location removing the need for downloading updates. Much like centralized computing that some companies implement right now, just a larger scale. - palmer, on 07/14/2009, -8/+3Once again, buried by shills.
- palmer, on 07/14/2009, -10/+2Yep, the MS shills are here in full force.
- palmer, on 07/14/2009, -12/+3Anyone accepting and using this dumb term doesn't know much either.
Distributed computing has been around for many years. Reject stupid buzzwords and look smarter in the process. - palmer, on 07/14/2009, -15/+3Infancy? This sounds like someone who's in his infancy.
Distributed computing has been around for many, many years. Look up grid computing.
Remember the whole "thin client" fad that was going to set the world on fire in the '90s? No, you probably don't. Well, it didn't. - mmd1080, on 07/14/2009, -24/+10...and nobody is interested.
- gmuslera, on 07/14/2009, -25/+6When speaking about future Microsoft products, the current terminology is "vapor", not cloud.
- hoobied, on 07/14/2009, -25/+5I'm not normally one to blindly bash Microsoft, but they are once again late to the party, and somehow still wondering why the food is already gone.
- jsmithers, on 07/14/2009, -28/+3You've gotta laugh at Microsoft. Their endless lame lame lame attempts at me-too products because something gets popular, starts making money for someone else, and then Microsoft STILL have the incredible mindset that they can not only compete, but own it! I mean really, they're in such decline nowadays.
Win Mo is a universal fail. Office is dying to OpenOffice (SO much better, though I respect some power users may see otherwise). Windows 7 is actually very good in comparison to earlier Windows (but then frankly I'd rather install cow dung in my computer than Vista) but most reviewers rate Ubuntu and Mac as better. Their online services are a universal JOKE in the entire world (apart from MCSE lamers), IE 8 is the biggest heap of sh1t ever.
Seriously when are M$ going to give up and die? Sooner the better in my book.
Amazon Web Services beat M$ attempts into nothing in the cloud. Heck even Google's poor attempts at cloud computing are miles better than M$.
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