It makes it extremely hard for any good intentioned little companies to start up, since the bad companies give everyone a bad reputation. It seems like to be successful you need to be big and have lots of clients established, which you can't get to that point without getting clients.
People like @ISG are ruining the market for small hosts with these games, consumers don't want games.
In fairness ISG lives and will probably die over in Lowend*. They have another scorching thread over there today.
All I can say is young guys in this industry sure have some big balls. Takes a lot of self delusion to think one can do 500 tasks and juggle all the needs of customers while your lowend customer base breaks things and sets trash cans on fire. Unsure if this mentality of no fucks given and RAMBO mode through lack of knowledge is to be blamed on video games or what.
Folks saying GVH-like on this one, I have to agree. Very similar path and GVH was far from the first no-nothing company to amass customers (most of whom sucked and should have been denied service).
People like @ISG are ruining the market for small hosts with these games, consumers don't want games.
I beg to disagree. They aren't helping the perception of the industry though. But then again neither are behemoths like Colocrossing who pull much shit daily and screw customers with two drivers to the pocketbook while hiding behind the whole you pay so little or out of PayPal refund period or whatever other gimmick to man up and do the work.
Consumers aren't on these sites. Most consumers buy the biggest name brand, who they see on the Superbowl, who they see dinging them repeat mode on TV. Fact is consumers don't read these forums, they often don't do much research. There are consumers here, but these are the hosting fanboys, the upper nerd set of the interest, the diehards. This group has LITTLE brand loyalty and are fewer in audience number than one thinks. Meaning lower total audience and quick to jump ship (low retention). Run you business around this set and one day, it bites you in the face ugly, even if you manage high volume for a while.
Want consumers, look elsewhere.