An idea

[Sam Kuper]

2009/12/10 Luke <luke at blog-thing.com>

> Me and a friend have come up with what could be an interesting idea.
> Basically a hosting service, but users get to customise their own package
> instead of buying preset plans.
>
> It's comparable to a system like one found on the Dell website where you
> can get a computer and then customise it, choosing to add more RAM or get a
> bigger hard drive, except with hosting.
>
> A basic account would come with a user account, a certain amount of disk
> space, a RAM quota (and some burstable) on a server, which provides ssh and
> ftp access. This would come at a flat rate per-month. The user could then
> configure this to add things like web hosting, extra RAM, access to vnc and
> other software/features to this account for an extra amount added onto the
> monthly rate.
>

Is this different to what most VPS hosting providers (and some shared
hosting providers) offer? I think you might find you face quite stiff
competition from Slicehost, Webfaction and about a million other companies.
Let me know if I've got the wrong end of the stick, though!

Sam
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