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    1. Make it less expensive to run my very small service on Windows Azure.

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        129 comments  ·  Windows Azure Feature Voting  ·  Admin →
        completed  ·  CalvinAdminCalvin (Product Planner, Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows Azure) responded

        At PDC 2010 Microsoft announced the Extra Small Instance, which will be priced at $0.05 per compute hour in order to make the process of development, testing and trial easier. This will make it affordable for developers interested in running smaller applications on the platform. A beta of this role will be available before the end of 2010.

        Please let us know if this addresses your needs for a more cost effective Azure offering.

        HunterHunter commented  · 

        The $0.05 matches Amazon Web Services Reserved Instance. If you were close, even a little bit more expensive than Amazon services across the board, you would have me in a heartbeat. When targeting consumer apps with the potential to spike, these prices are very cheap. Stay in the neighborhood of Amazon across the board and u have me. Thanks

        HunterHunter gave this 1 vote  · 

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