How far we have come in ten years.

I was recently reading BillG's Business at the speed of though, and came through these lines. (Page 111) "dell solved the problem .... Using load balancing technology, Dell feeds incoming web request through one of its many front web servers so that transaction load can be distributed. .. Dell can add a new server in about an hour ..." 10 years ago adding an server in one hour was such a feat for a company like Dell that it gets mentioned, today the most cash strapped startup can do so if they so desire. Just something to think about how the rules of business have changed and startups have a level playing field.