Economic analysis of server situation

[Case]

Originally posted by GP
If you can fill a server to capacity, you must be able to make money off off that, or there's no reason to keep the doors open at all.

GP, this is the internet - since when do popular websites need to make money to keep operating (case in point: Amazon.com)

[TCO]

Those days are over. GS (not Dan and Mark, GAMESTATS!!!) needs to have a business case that includes revenue matching costs and profits giving reasonable return on capital.