Hetzner Prices increase 30-40%

Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by danpalmer on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:35AM (#47120488)

A hosting company referring to the core of their business as "the IT branch" doesn't instil confidence.

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by F-W-M on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:39AM (#47120522)

I guess it's just a bad translation and means IT sector. German word: "IT-Branche"

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by Hetzner_OL on Monday February 23, 2026 @06:32AM (#47120922)

Hi there, That's actually my bad. I'm a native speaker, but I've lived in Germany too long apparently. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. --Katie

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by PurpleRamen on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:49AM (#47120601)

Seems poor translation. The German version only speaks about rising costs in various areas, no mention of any IT branch. They probably meant the whole IT market in general, not specifically their own company or some branch of it.

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by zeeZ on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:43AM (#47120560)

It's a German hosting company making a translation error from the German "IT-Branche". The wording doesn't appear in the German version, but very well could have at some point in the process.

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by jaapz on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:48AM (#47120593)

yes, "IT-Branche" means "the IT industry"

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by ndom91 on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:45AM (#47120571)

Thats just what we call it in Germany.. It's still a bit of backwater when it comes to some aspects of tech haha

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% by makapuf on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:39AM (#47120517)

I understand it as "the branch we're purchasing/hiring from", not the inner part of the company.

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