Ah, good point, my estimate of their hardware spending wasn't that high. With 3000+ employees, depending on average total compensation, it might be close. That

Ah, good point, my estimate of their hardware spending wasn't that high. With 3000+ employees, depending on average total compensation, it might be close. That said, I would still guess that they'd choose greater developer productivity and agility over savings on server costs. I wonder if there are any public benchmarks of compiled Hiphop vs. C++