On Sep 17, 2018, at 15:08, Ethan O'Toole <telmn...@757.org> wrote: > >> If it’s in an interduct by itself, how much would the square footage per >> month occupied by the average cross connect be worth? > > These big datacenter companies are REITs. Similar to self-storage units and > apartment buildings, they exist to extract as much money as possible from the > users. Nothing more or nothing less. The price relief only comes when the > market is grossly overbuilt and if there is actual competition.
Maybe I am confused, but I thought every for-profit business exists to extract as much money as possible. When a business gives you something for free, they are expecting something in return - return business, personal data, lower churn, good reviews, customer loyalty, etc. - that they can turn into cash. Any business with little or no competition can be expected to raise prices. This is not exactly new or surprising. Expecting any for-profit business (all of them, not just REITs) to do less than extract maximum cash is deluding yourself. -- TTFN, patrick
