So anyone who wants servers needs to talk with sales and negotiate a discount? I think the point of this post was: Quick quiz: can your entire sales staff be r

So anyone who wants servers needs to talk with sales and negotiate a discount? I think the point of this post was: Quick quiz: can your entire sales staff be replaced by a nicely formatted HTML table? If the answer is 'yes', then you are subtracting value and wasting my time. When comparing between hosting providers, most lack the time and resources to negotiate with each provider to find out what the "real" rate is. Hosting should be a commodity, providers should treat it as such. I think there are probably good opportunities for hosting providers that provide an honest rate.