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Google App Engine - Google Code
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Apr 10, 1:43pm
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•http://code.google.com/appengine/
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The bad: Portability Issue.
This copycat of Amazon's is worth for a serious developer, if an application written using Google's AppEngine can be executed in a server other than Google's own.
For this,
1. they need to make it's _dependencies_ open source,(Not going to happen anytime soon) or
2. change the AppEngine's design and interface to let one to easily switch to another framework(??), or
3. Someone in this world has to provide me a wrapper which will let one run their application both on google's and other machines as well, Or..
The Good: "Free but limited" version to everyone
Giving a free but limited version to everyone was a cool move, and will definitely drive lots of developers into google's appengine. Google can also put ads on this "free but limited" version, if they wish.
I wish Amazon too come-up with a 'free but limited' version for all developers.
Note:Google can afford this free but limited. But I'm afraid Amazon can't. That's why this move by Google needs to be appreciated from a business perspective, even if it is a copycat.
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