Re:Hetzner (European hosting provider) to increase prices by...
by hvb2 on Monday February 23, 2026 @11:49AM
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Commodities used to be proper free markets. Many suppliers and many buyers of a product that was the same regardless of the supplier.
This lead to low prices and/or differentiation with new products.
Most of these markets were too good, so in general we now have a few big companies buying up the lion share of the supply so they can set the price regardless. For example soy, just to name one
This lead to low prices and/or differentiation with new products.
Most of these markets were too good, so in general we now have a few big companies buying up the lion share of the supply so they can set the price regardless. For example soy, just to name one