When I was deciding to choose my hosting service, I went through tons of sites till I came across Slicehost. Slicehost was a startup hosting service and I didn’t know anyone who had any experience with Slicehost. But their no-nonsense approach endeared me. They clearly stated that they were Build for Developers. They don’t make false promises of uptime and support. They don’t oversell themselves. For me, all of this set them apart from any other hosting service provider. I really like such companies. They sport a clean and honest approach and are more likely to deliver on the promise.

And just a few days back I read this and this. My decision to go with Slicehost just got validated.