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Is Facebook a PaaS contender?

zdnet.com » 2008 » April » 12th » Is Facebook a PaaS contender?

Tagged: development, web 2 0, collaboration, mashups, uncategorized, utility computing, ecosystems

Nate Westheimer’s observation about Google’s App Engine: Aiming At Facebook, Not Amazon set me thinking. Should Facebook’s F8 platform be considered a contender in the platform-as-a-service wars? Since my perspective is firmly on PaaS in the business world rather than as a consumer play, Facebook isn’t really on my radar (I’ve always firmly resisted any passing urges to set up an account), but … Continue Reading »

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