Thanks for making opinions clear about Azure- but you have to accept that if you frequent MS places, these days only Microsofties will hear what you have to say. Come say it here, just as you did with the ACA website, and others might hear. Geez, wasn't aware you were my taskmaster :) But maybe I can bring you up to speed.
I made posts about this back in 2009 and 2010 about MS Cloud. I've advised clients and have shown them demos of creating content in Azure, and have focused on what's not there. I've spoken about this at User Groups (and ironically, tonight in Philadelphia this very topic came up at a SQL User group event).
Keep this in mind: you're talking to a person who used to memorize every word of Tech Journal articles in the late 80's that compared the early xBase compilers, because I've always been concerned about which product reigned supreme on functionality. I actually referenced those early years as a theme in a recent article I wrote comparing the tried and true SSAS OLAP methodology with the new and but somewhat underdeveloped SSAS Tabular Model...an article that I received some static over:
http://code-magazine.com/articleprint.aspx?quickid=1308091&printmode=trueSo I'm doing it where it counts. Pray tell, what are "you" doing? :)
It'll be interesting to see how many move from Small Business Server to Office 365. The ones I speak to now are treating tech investments like the flatbed truck- you buy it and keep it going until maintenance costs exceed finance costs for a new one. With Android invading the PC space, there's no saying which way people will go next if there are cheap purchase options compared to a perpetual lease. I'm optimistic about Office 365 and the newest entry, Power BI for Office 365. I'm doing two talks on them this fall in Stamford and Orlando. Focus is on use cases - people need to be able to see what it can do for them, and also want it doesn't do.
