Hostgator acquired by EIG
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^Irony.
I've been migrating away from HG for a while now; they're doing everything they can lately to squeeze out ppl with tons of blogs. Sounds like we have an answer why now... New management.
I've been migrating away from HG for a while now; they're doing everything they can lately to squeeze out ppl with tons of blogs. Sounds like we have an answer why now... New management.
I bit the bullet and got a few dedicated servers over at ServerInt. Nothing but awesomeness so far.
That was a really interesting e-mail. Weird business style to go into so much depth explaining your actions, i fancy myself more the laid back and mysterious gentleman. Interesting case study nonetheless.
This guy is making badboy moves though, what was the acquisition price at? I'd assume around 1 billion.
This guy is making badboy moves though, what was the acquisition price at? I'd assume around 1 billion.
Well, you live in a country that provides better opportunities than other countries, it is only natural that you get charged more. You get what you pay for.
Fair enough, but you live in a third world country right? So you do know that the Government and the situation there can change in an instant and your hard started business can just evaporate overnight.
Not to mention the infrastructure, good in maybe a quarter of the biggest city but crap anywhere else. Off course if your business is online that may not affect you that much.
The tax may not be that bad or you can avoid it entirely, but the cash you need to pay to overzealous officials can really add up making the business just no longer feasible sometimes. Not to mentioned the "being conned" feeling you got after paying these kind of money, even though they smile and pretend to be your friends.
I stand by my comment
All true and still far better than the over-regulated confiscatory legalized corruption of western governments. Meme stands strong.
Although...it seems weird to me to call Thailand a third world country with roads, banking, water, power, internet, wireless all fully developed nation wide except in some very remote areas. Over-zealous officials is something you have in the west while here it is just the opposite with them mostly looking for a place to sleep. The corruption here is direct and as a result far more efficient and inexpensive versus the indirect legalized corruption of the west which results in endless red tape and far higher costs. So meme stands taller and stronger.
Although...it seems weird to me to call Thailand a third world country with roads, banking, water, power, internet, wireless all fully developed nation wide except in some very remote areas. Over-zealous officials is something you have in the west while here it is just the opposite with them mostly looking for a place to sleep. The corruption here is direct and as a result far more efficient and inexpensive versus the indirect legalized corruption of the west which results in endless red tape and far higher costs. So meme stands taller and stronger.
No disrespect, but I think you're business is online where you don't deal much with government officials. You probably don't feel anything when the red shirt fought with the yellow shirt and the airport got closed and the shitfest that ensued etc
If you try to build off line projects like power plants, plantations etc, you'll be amazed at just how many people you have to feed from the local government to the central, dubious permits and licenses. Heck you can't even find a central place where you can see all regulations that applies to you, its always sneak up on you, then you have to pay your way out.
"ooh, its a big problem mister, very big, mister must pay" (in Gollum voice)
and fuck you hehejo, you got something to say, just say it
For projects like that I know you are correct. Any really big project has scores of people coming at you for a bribe or kickback. Is it ultimately much different than the western style in terms of cost and schedule? Certainly frustrating if you don't know what to expect in advance but otherwise it's just another way of doing business.
For smaller scale stuff it's simple, fast and cheap. One simple low cost permit to build a house. Or just build whatever you like and if you are unlucky a cop comes around and asks to see your permit and instead you just show him a picture of the King (on a few bank notes). Drill a well, re-plumb, install rainwater catchment, etc, etc. No overreaching regulations and union backed obstacles. Manage your rental property without some Fonda-noid passing confiscatory rent control laws (I lived through SoCal rent control socialism).
Anyway this is off topic for this thread. This really belongs in that 3rd World S*hole thread. I get the feeling you have actually done business in Thailand. If so your contributions to that other thread would be valuable to a number of people.