>I'm very disappointed at all the negativity here. Really? I'm not. Also, it's not "negativity." It's realism. When human-scale firms like Linode get acquired

>I'm very disappointed at all the negativity here. Really? I'm not. Also, it's not "negativity." It's realism. When human-scale firms like Linode get acquired by massive companies, they lose their way. The things that made them good -- excellent support, understandable product lines, etc -- vanish in the name of integration with the mothership. It's happened over and over in tech, including and especially in hosting/VPS providers. The press release is borderline offensive in its "nothing will change" babble. Obviously nothing will change TOMORROW, but within 24 to 36 months Akamai will have ruined every good thing about Linode. It's nice the founders got a payday, but everyone who relies on Linode's current responsiveness should be looking for an alternative provider immediately. It's irrational to expect this will pan out any differently than every other time a massive leviathan absorbed a beloved small player. >But that said, we are missing a lot of details. There are no details that will change any of the above.