Slicehost, much like Apple, doesn't want customers who primarily care about how much server space they are getting for the money. Slicehost sells themselves on

Slicehost, much like Apple, doesn't want customers who primarily care about how much server space they are getting for the money. Slicehost sells themselves on having superior support. (Now, I don't know if Slicehost support is /actually/ that much better than Linode, but if it is, the price difference could be a reasonable price to pay for the customers who need the most help.)