[huskyr]

> I always go with the cheapest option for my client

> with the argument that one day he could just scale

> it up even by rewriting it.

Which in practice of course never happens. Instead, the old code gets patched up until everything fails completely, and only then a rewrite happens :)

[kevan]

Which is a perfectly valid choice in many cases. I plan to drive my car for as long as possible and into the ground before I get another one. As long as I know the eventual replacement cost is coming and budget for it it can be a good choice.