Dedicated Intel Atom hardware is already competitive with VPS services, for example you can see the Kimsufi stuff from OVH https://www.ovh.co.uk/dedicated_serv

Dedicated Intel Atom hardware is already competitive with VPS services, for example you can see the Kimsufi stuff from OVH https://www.ovh.co.uk/dedicated_servers/kimsufi.xml https://www.ovh.co.uk/dedicated_servers/kimsufi.xml Hosted in the USA or France, prices from £8.99 a month ($12?) for an Atom server with 2GB of RAM.