I think it's tempting to assume that sentiment expressed here is reflective of the majority - everyone whose use case is served well is happy and likely doesn't

I think it's tempting to assume that sentiment expressed here is reflective of the majority - everyone whose use case is served well is happy and likely doesn't comment. As for the "hackers" comment - HN might have "Hacker" in the name, but it's about a lot of things, and a big focus is on making money. Farming out boring stuff to "the cloud" has been fantastic for making money for pretty much everyone.