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@rds100 I don't have a problem with any company using the term (even we use it), just because Rackspace started this trend first and put everyone in a position to make it basically part of their marke

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@shaanl Linode is so far from what Cloud Hosting is/should be that it's not even funny.

so if not linode or rackspace, then who would you recommend for "cloud hosting", or atleast decent scalable hosting?

linode

I know that the words "Cloud Hosting" are thrown around carelessly these days, but Linode is pushing it when they call themselves a Cloud Hosting Company. Nothing could be further fr

@winston heh, there is a reason why Linode has no life chat. They still have their gauntlets of minions on IRC, forums, Ubuntu forums and so on that recommend them and spread the word. Then some of th

There is nothing cool about Linode. Personally I don't even like the fact that they make you run one of their pre-compiled kernels. If a little insignificant web host like us can offer our customers o

This is also true. I have 2 Linodes I manage at work too.

when you work for company, its easier to tell your boss to buy from linode than leb host

This. My current production VPS is a Linode, and it does seem really sluggish lately, especially compared to newer hardware such as BuyVM's Buffalo nodes.

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SingleHop = %7000 growth, they be the big boys these days in terms of rapid growth. Linode is a totally different market then BuyVM though, I doubt they hardly if ever touch each others clients.

Linode has seen its peak, and now it will be on a downward spiral. Their downfall will be SoftLayer and outdated hardware, plus the hosting market has seen a surge in higher quality and better provide

I've moved from Slicehost to Linode after the RackSpace aquisition and Linode has been great - very stable (for an undemanding workload). BUT, when spinning up a handful of linodes each week in NJ fo

The other day they paid hijacked Twitter accounts to spam Linode ads.

I see Linode Google AdWords banners everyowhere, and I know how much those cost. Plus they also have AdWords text ads. Their control panel might be sort of cool but it's nothing spectacular, and their

This. I know a few people who use Linode, and even a token attempt at a DOS from a disgruntled former end user (text-based game server) got them nullrouted. There were also some hardware issues or som