Get Them While They Are Hot: Microsoft Search APIs
July 11, 2016
If you want to buy some Microsoft smart APIs, now is the time. Navigate to Microsoft Azure and pick your API. On offer are some content processing APS like text search, image search, autosuggest, etc. How much are these goodies? Well, the fee varies with the number of transactions. What’s a “transaction”? Like Amazon AWS, you will find that out as you move forward, gentle reader. Here’s the display for the search API fees:
I know that these low contrast Web pages are just so easy to read. In a nutshell, you will owe the Microsofties by tier. The S1, S2, etc. remind me of IBM’s tiered prices. The number is dependent on how may transaction, which tier, and I assume any other special goodies one requires. Think in terms of blocks of $30.
Enjoy the taxi meter approach. In my experience, these work out really well for those selling services. I love metered, tiered prices with “transactions” left wonderfully fluid. Does the phrase “lock in” resonate? Does the concept of “price lift” have relevance? Have fun budgeting costs over a three to five year span.
Stephen E Arnold, July 11, 2016
Comments
-
- Subscribe to Beyond Search
Feature archive
News archive
-
