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linode was better and had cheaper pricing before being bought by akamai
by winddude 11mo ago
linode was better and had cheaper pricing before being bought by akamai
- mcmcmc 11mo agoWhoa, an acquisition made things worse for everyone but the people who cashed out? Crazy, who could have seen that coming
- presentation 11mo agoGuess you came for the hot take without actually using the service or participating in any intelligent conversation. All the sibling comments observe that nothing you are talking about happened. Snarky ignorant comments like yours ruin Hacker News and the internet as a whole. Please reconsider your mindset for the good of us all.
- mcmcmc 11mo agoMarket consolidation generally being bad for consumers and workers is not a hot take at all. Maybe you should reconsider your holier-than-thou attitude. https://lowendbox.com/blog/two-weeks-after-killing-the-linode-brand-akamai-jacks-up-prices-20-and-doubles-ip-fees/ https://lowendbox.com/blog/two-weeks-after-killing-the-linod... https://mjtsai.com/blog/2023/03/03/linode-price-increases/ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2023/03/03/linode-price-increases/ https://www.linode.com/community/questions/23898/new-price-increase-is-anyone-else-not-feeling-the-love https://www.linode.com/community/questions/23898/new-price-i...
- jonway 11mo agoAkamai has some really good infrastructure, and an extremely competent global cdn and interconnects. I was skeptical when linode was acquired, but I value their top-tier peering and decent DDoS mitigation which is rolled into the cost.
- Aeolun 11mo agoI don’t feel like anything really changed? Fairly certain the prices haven’t changed. It’s honestly been pleasantly stable. I figured I’d have to move after a few months, but we’re a few years into the acquisition and everything still works.
- BenjiWiebe 11mo agoI concur with every word.
- busterarm 11mo agoNo longer getting DDOSed multiple years in a row on Christmas Eve is worth whatever premium Akamai wants to charge over old Linode.