Aren't you strengthening the argument that GAE gets in the way of execution by its beta/uncertain nature and its innumerable gotchas (which is what I think some are contending)?
saidimu PS I'm surprised Wave hasn't been mentioned in this discussion. It always comes up in such discussions. On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Jeff Schnitzer <j...@infohazard.org> wrote: > At risk of dragging this on... > > Ask any VC what they think about the relative merits of Idea and Execution. > > Or ask Google: > > http://www.google.com/search?q=idea+vs+execution > > Jeff > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Darien Caldwell > <darien.caldw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Frankly this whole argument is silly. Apple started with something > > they cobbled together themselves from spare parts. Google started with > > their own proprietary software, BackRub, which was written in Java and > > Python and ran on Linux. > > > > They didn't have anyone to help them, and they succeeded. Anyone using > > GAE, AWS, or anything period, has just as much a chance to succeed, or > > fail, based on the merit of their *idea*. > > > > It's the destination that is important, quibbling over how you get > > there is non-productive. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.