> all you need is a hardware fault in a third-party hosting company with lousy support for your simple piece of software to be down for weeks. I suspect the au

> all you need is a hardware fault in a third-party hosting company with lousy support for your simple piece of software to be down for weeks. I suspect the author would reply that you can just replace the hosting provider. Since the interface and division of responsibilities is clear, one host is completely replaceable with another.