[JLO64]

What kind of company doesn’t want to pay $5 per month for a paid workers plan for their website?

[dghlsakjg]

The kind of company that normally is well within the free tier for years until their product is unexpectedly part of a news cycle.

In all likelihood the site being down right now is actually a PR win.

[ValentineC]

A lot of non-software businesses probably outsource their websites to some bottom barrel consultant in LCOL countries.

That, or they're such a small business that they never expected one of their random products to be HN hugged to death.

[cryptoegorophy]

Companies that focus on product and not “investor value” through nice looking working websites

[jlarocco]

It probably worked fine until today, and will be back to working fine in a few days.