Well, I don't speak for the Google App Engine team. Based on what I
heard today at Google I/O, I'd guess
> For overages or for quota+overage? Per resource, or across the board?
Per overage per resource I guess. Seems unfair otherwise.
> How fast is their platonic CPU-core? (What is the conversion to megacycles?)
Can't answer that one.
> I am most concerned about going over the 1000-blob/500mb limit — if I
> do will I have to pay for all my usage of the other resources, or they
> quota-ed independently? Storage is not transient like the other
> resources :)
Actually, the 1000-blob limit does not exist. That's a typo in the
docs. There is a 1000 file limit though. Their plans on that
particular limit I don't know. I don't anticipate to run into that
file limit anytime soon myself.
On the 500 MB limit, yes you'll have to pay for all storage above 500
MB (or whatever the final limit is they decide upon). Sure, it isn't
transient to you, but neither is it to them. You are free to delete
data, something they can't do. This is essentially identical pricing
concept to what Amazon uses. And it seems the only approach that makes
commercial sense to me.