[jillesvangurp]

The key take home point here is not how amazingly cheap Hetzner is, which it is. But how much of an extortion game Google, Amazon, MS, etc. are playing with their cloud services. These are trillion dollar companies because they are raking in cash with extreme margins.

Yes, there is some added value in the level of convenience provided. But maybe with a bit more competition, pricing could be more competitive. A lot more competitive.