Comment by kmfrk

I think the shifting nature of PaaS is something inherent to the market and ecosystem, and something that should be taken into account as such.

I struggle to find a PaaS as well, but I think we should have an appreciation of what the market is like, and what it takes to stand out and carve out a business for yourself these days.

Marco's thoughts on web hosting are probably still relevant on the subject of PaaS: http://www.marco.org/2013/10/15/godaddy-mt.