On: Equinix is acquiring Packet

[donalhunt]

Assumption based on 1) their pricing model and 2) them being acquired by Equinix (who I consider quite conservative).

[shaklee3 → donalhunt]

I believe their pricing model was cheaper than any of the major cloud providers for an equivalent compute and networking resources. Given that their margins are also lower due to the volumes, I wouldn't think that it's obvious that they were profitable just by their pricing model.

[qaq → shaklee3]

Their control plane is more simple