A cloud service is more than just a bunch of servers, the software that runs it is just as important and takes years to perfect.  Just forgetting about everything esle that makes a complete cloud service ignores the complexity of such a system.  Combine that software for distributed apps with a whole lot of servers gives MS an advantage in this space that is greater at this time than Sony.  

Now if you mentioned content, then that would be totally different.
2.  Yes, having a lot of servers does not make you proficient at everything.  The point is that Azure has been doing steaming of demanding software for years.  Its not like MS is a novice in this area.  They already have a video standard for compresion which is one of the best on the market and if this internal showing is to believe, it appears they have no problem sreaming a game.  Thus having a true cloud platform and the muscle to deploy in a greater area with enough servers to provide a high quality of service (Just so you know Quality of service is about the speed which for some reason in your last post you did not get).

In the end, you have an opinion that is not irrefutable.  There are gaps in your statement which does not take into effect what the Azure service is or what it can do.  You keep making statements like a could service is a bunch of PCs which is just one part.  You keep saying that the X1 will only get a fraction of Azure which is totally not how the service works.  I believe the real problem is that you do not know what Azure is and how it works.

 A cloud service is more than just a bunch of servers, the software that runs it is just as important and takes years to perfect.  Just forgetting about everything esle that makes a complete cloud service ignores the complexity of such a system.  Combine that software for distributed apps with a whole lot of servers gives MS an advantage in this space that is greater at this time than Sony.  

Now if you mentioned content, then that would be totally different.
2.  Yes, having a lot of servers does not make you proficient at everything.  The point is that Azure has been doing steaming of demanding software for years.  Its not like MS is a novice in this area.  They already have a video standard for compresion which is one of the best on the market and if this internal showing is to believe, it appears they have no problem sreaming a game.  Thus having a true cloud platform and the muscle to deploy in a greater area with enough servers to provide a high quality of service (Just so you know Quality of service is about the speed which for some reason in your last post you did not get).

In the end, you have an opinion that is not irrefutable.  There are gaps in your statement which does not take into effect what the Azure service is or what it can do.  You keep making statements like a could service is a bunch of PCs which is just one part.  You keep saying that the X1 will only get a fraction of Azure which is totally not how the service works.  I believe the real problem is that you do not know what Azure is and how it works.

If you are going to tell someone they know little about something it would be good if you can back that part up.  The reason I know about Azure is because I and the company I work for use it.  I develop Software that works with Azure within a hosted environment.  So Before you go on about what I know or dont know, its up to YOU to prove it.  Either that or just hush about things clearly you know nothing about.

As for how Azure works, that information is easily avaliable.  As for how GaiKai works that information is also easily avaliable.  Do you really think in a years time, Sony was able to reengineer the Gaikai service beyound what it is today.  If anything they spent that year getting the service able to stream PS3, PS1 and PS2 game and be lucky they have it integrated within PSN with no fuss.

In the end its my opinion based on what I know about these types of services.  We will see during launch how bot service works and who has the upper hand.  I really do not see why most of you get uptight if someone says something negative about the corporation you love.

If you are going to tell someone they know little about something it would be good if you can back that part up.  The reason I know about Azure is because I and the company I work for use it.  I develop Software that works with Azure within a hosted environment.  So Before you go on about what I know or dont know, its up to YOU to prove it.  Either that or just hush about things clearly you know nothing about.

As for how Azure works, that information is easily avaliable.  As for how GaiKai works that information is also easily avaliable.  Do you really think in a years time, Sony was able to reengineer the Gaikai service beyound what it is today.  If anything they spent that year getting the service able to stream PS3, PS1 and PS2 game and be lucky they have it integrated within PSN with no fuss.

In the end its my opinion based on what I know about these types of services.  We will see during launch how bot service works and who has the upper hand.  I really do not see why most of you get uptight if someone says something negative about the corporation you love.