[gcb0]

Question here is about they using the new model as a smoke curtain for the price hike.

All their marketing during the change was how it was cheaper. When it clearly was over double the price. And your argument is "it is cheaper if you are not using". So good luck going to a hotel and not booking any room so it can be cheaper.

[teach]

It would never be cheaper for you because you want a single low-utilization server that's available 24/7.

It's only cheaper for companies that have lots and lots of servers, but most of them aren't provisioned most of the time.