[yuriyguts]

.htaccess is supported not only by Apache. And I wouldn't be surprised if WAWS supported "at least a subset" of .htaccess configuration keys on Azure, since Microsoft has been trying to make a move into the LAMP world during the latest few years. I would consider it a marketable feature.

If we're discussing terms, then we must have a different understanding of what a managed hosting is. A service that allows you to select an application template, deploys the resources for you, sets up source control software, handles OS patches and host software installation for you, is _clearly not_ a managed hosting? What is then?

EDIT: I do admit that editing .htaccess was my own mistake. Not even sure where it came from actually, since the default WAWS WP template doesn't even contain it.