Folks, (quiet in there lately!) I just created an Azure App Server with the Basic-1 plan (because it's the cheapest that allows 64-bit which we're forced to use) and I noticed the price was a whopping $89.08/month. I have another app I created about 18 months ago on the same B1 plan and the cost is $54.96/month.
Are there different B1 plans? Or has the price gone up and my old plan is mercifully stuck at the old rate? Both services have such low usage that they could probably run in the free tier, but the money-trap is the 64-bit option which forces you up to at least B1. It's hard to believe that this far into the 21st century you would still have to pay more for 64-bit. You'd think the reverse would be true now! *Greg K*
