Why? Maybe they optimized for their own performance (put words online) instead of (buying, configuring, and) over-building their server. What if they're not a

Why? Maybe they optimized for their own performance (put words online) instead of (buying, configuring, and) over-building their server. What if they're not a sysadmin? What if they hate sysadmin work? Seriously, it's a wordpress site.