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That doesn't seem like a germane comparison. Scrip was given in lieu of compensation - I don't think that describes the deal MS is offering here. Without this program, YC companies wouldn't otherwise be receiving anything of value from MS, would they?
Just saying, it isn't free. There is lock-in, and with Microsoft... do you really want to be locked in?
You are just hating.
I'm applying to YC next year. My startup is offering Azure hosting at a discount. Not sure how long we will last though...
Just FYI - the $60k/year Azure offer is technically available for any startup just willing to ask nicely (not limited to just incubators). My company, http://trippeo.com just qualified for it last month (we get $5k/mo free hosting).
Hi, great tip. Just fyi - your website is really hard on GPU. I am on Chrome and after keeping it some time in a tab it started to be so brutal on GPU that I had to shut down as my browser was unusable... Maybe possible memory leak? Only active plugin I have is uBlock.
I hope all startups are made aware of Microsoft BizSpark. You get a pretty spectacular line up of freebies. And freebies that stay free even after you graduate. Free copes of Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Office, etc. It's damn near everything. A++++ would recommend. http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/default.aspx
1.) A working website, at least a landing page explaining your product/idea.
2.) An email address @ the same domain as the aforementioned website
If you have those two things you have a pretty solid shot at getting approved.
We have a bunch of Microsofties at YC today, but reach out to Steve or me directly at (founders@microsoft.com) if you're a Winter 2015 batch company and for some reason not at YC today. It's also worth pointing out that our $60k offer for YC companies is still around, if you're in one of the older batches.
Not a YC company, but we'd love to buy you and Scott coffee or lunch if you're free tomorrow. We (Fanout) received a boat-load of Azure credits that haven't been used, but with all of the cool new Microsoft OSS developments recently we think it'd be great to start working on Azure. My twitter/phone# is the same as my HN handle.
When a free HoloLens?
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I work on infrastructure at MSFT. Collectively we stably runs hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of machines in clusters that are tens of thousands apiece, at scale workloads that only 2 or 3 other companies total have ever seen. So, when I say that it is very hard for me to reconcile your assertion that we lack "basic competence" in cloud management with the facts of the situation, I hope you will understand why. I…
Not sure what you mean by where my info went wrong, but my friend worked at a MS datacenter a few years ago, so I don't know what has changed. At the time, almost all of the techs working at the DC were contractors, not MSFT employees. They were severely understaffed and getting cut back constantly. There were a few different companies doing the contracting as well, and all of them were under the threat of losing out…
Honestly, aceperry, I'm not seeing where any of this reflects poorly on our ability to operate x million machines, and the fact that you present it as evidence that we are not "competent" at provision our cluster effectively for our customers is worrying. I am starting to wonder if you know anything at all about the trade, because literally nothing here is relevant to your case. Even the hearsay you have about the DC vendors being incompetent is not really useful here, because it does not impact our operational capacity at all.
What am I missing in your statement that should cause me to worry?
Microsoft is also giving YC startups three years of Office 365, access to Microsoft developer staff, and one year of free CloudFlare and DataStax enterprise services. Free Office365 and CloudFlare are probably the best part of this announcement, since they are "easily migrate-able" by most startups. Migrating from DO/AWS/Linode isn't fun and productive. Even though they are negligible (in terms of money and value) th…