Why the Cloud Isn't Getting More Expensive (Yet)

When Hetzner, a popular German hosting provider, recently announced price hikes of more than 30% for their services1, this did not go unnoticed. The reasons are pretty clear: Hardware component prices jumped massively. When I accidentally bought the wrong RAM sticks in November and I needed to return them, in a two-week span the price doubled. I imagine the shop must&rsquo;ve felt quite happy with…