[Info-vax] Where is EISNER:: and who funds it?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-12-20, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, I'm beginning to think you're pulling a "Dave".  Playing devil's advocate, 
> just for the fun of it.
>
> Do you trust the grocery store to sell you edible food?  Why?  What have they 
> done to earn your trust?
>

I don't need to trust the grocery store or supermarket (unless special
cooling handling is required) because they are just a reseller of other
companies products (and any fresh food they may sell can be easily
inspected for quality). I place more trust (but not absolute trust) in
any well-known brands they sell because those brands have a reputation
to maintain.

It's the same reason I won't buy el-cheapo battery storage banks but will
spend more money to buy a well-known branded product. If the branded
product has a safety problem, that's instant massive reputation damage
for them so they are motivated to reduce the chances of that happening.

Even so, branded lithium rechargable battery fires do still occur, so
nothing is 100% safe.

> It's the same for many things.  Businesses provide services.  What's so 
> different about some hosting company?  It's just another business service, and 
> yes, some may be better than others, customer beware, check out your service 
> suppliers, for everything, not just computer system hosting.  It's like avoiding 
> a grocery which always has rotten produce.
>

Reputation matters. It's also the same reason why many people will not
buy an el-cheapo CAT off Amazon (for example) but will instead spend
more money buying one from a high-quality well-known medical supplies
vendor.

The problem is that some people seem to want to invest in el-cheapo
hosting instead of going to a vendor who builds business based on
reputation. Hopefully VSI selected the latter kind of vendor. :-)

Simon.

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