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by bagful 646 days ago
What is insurance if not “overpay[ing] ‘just in case’”? What does paying a middleman benefit you in this situation?
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What I am saying is that part of entering a contract with a service provider is insurance, e.g, SLA.

The middleman (in the case, the business providing hosting services) also has a vested interest in pricing risk properly and in reducing the costs of accidents.