Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
by whalesalad on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @11:08PM
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You've been paying them for hosting prior to this announcement. You apparently find the cost to be reasonable enough for the value they deliver. What's changed? Customer satisfaction withstanding, they can do whatever they want with their profits.
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Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
by jacquesm on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @11:44PM
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What's changed is that in the perception of the commenter he's not on a level playingfield to begin with and this announcement tilted it even further away from level. So in order to do what's in his power to re-adjust he takes away some of those profits.
Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
by rorykoehler on Thursday February 04, 2016 @12:22AM
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Anyone not living and working in SV is not on a level playing field when it comes to startups. Either the service you use does it's job at a price that fits your cost structure or it doesn't.