$5/mo shared hosting plan where you're walled and can't do anything you want, or $5/mo VPS at Digital Ocean where you have SSH enabled by default and can install anything you want.
of course, people don't have the bucks to shell out for that. I get it.
> of course, people don't have the bucks to shell out for that. I get it.
they don't know better. Don't forget what the base of most Wordpress and Drupal setups is - people with barely enough skill to do a FTP push, download and install a theme from Themeforest and done.
or they can't pay because nearly every US startup/service accepts credit cards only (which is not widespread in Europe) and no one really trusts Paypal.
> they don't know better. Don't forget what the base of most Wordpress and Drupal setups is
Considering the audience of HN, I am astounded by the amount of people who complain about a PHP package being on Composer, yet they all use NodeJS, Go, and other things that require more than modern PHP and Composer does.
Most people are not likely to know how to manage a VPS. There is a fundamental difference.
A managed hosting company does something important for you. They manage!
For the average user, this is something they need if they want to start a small business or a website for a project and want to have SSL while doing so. Integrating this with some form of tutorial for the average user makes this tool amazing.
of course, people don't have the bucks to shell out for that. I get it.