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06-11-2002, 07:18 PM #1Web Hosting Evangelist
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UNFAIR trading: Nocster / cPanel
After looking around and asking I am drawn ever more to think about the Microsoft Monopolisation of the industry and a similar saga with British Telecom (UK) and BTOpenworld.. for those of you that know about their scenario bare with me...
Anyway, there is alot of speculation that BT works with BTOpenworld and feeds inside information and participates in unfair trading to enable BTOpenWorld to thrive in the industry and do better than others..
Nocster offer cPanel / WHM combo for $19.95 per month, yet the minimum a distributer can get it for is $25 per month. This is then sold on to end users and costs in the region of $65 - 90. It looks like Dark Orb give Nocster an unfair advantage in the business with the low price of cPanel and WHM and I personally find this very unfair towards all the other companies that are trying to make a go in the business but are dampened by the large cPanel monthly prices which overall makes their packages look alot more expensive than those of Nocster.
What do you think? Is this allowed? And what are your comments on the situation?
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06-11-2002, 07:51 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Why do people consider Microsoft a monopoly? I've been Microsoft free for quite a while, so why can't anyone else?
If you find it unfair, don't use Cpanel. Do you want the government to regulate what people can offer? We have lost enough of our freedom already.ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
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06-11-2002, 08:12 PM #3WHT Addict
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It is well within Burst's right to sell licenses below their cost if they want to.
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06-11-2002, 08:25 PM #4Dennis Johnson
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Originally posted by Webjunkie
It is well within Burst's right to sell licenses below their cost if they want to.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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06-11-2002, 08:32 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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I have to agree...
Who cares if they are selling Cpanel at cost, I've seen plenty of hosts here offer cpanel for free with a dedicated package, and the prices they are charging are bearly paying for the server costs...
Thats life, thats business
BTW: I'm sure the people at Burst know the law, and they have said that they are within guidlines in distrubiting cPanel this way...
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06-11-2002, 09:10 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Re: UNFAIR trading: Nocster / cPanel
Originally posted by BurtonHost
What do you think? Is this allowed? And what are your comments on the situation?
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06-11-2002, 10:38 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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Probably since Nick from DarkORB works for BURST.NET which owns NOCSTER.COM - It's possible.
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06-12-2002, 01:46 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Is CPANEL a "Must Have"? I am not a Linux person, but have played around with a few panels and think Plesk and others are so much cleaner/better than CPANEL.
What is the big deal about CPANEL?Mike @ Xiolink.com
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06-12-2002, 01:49 AM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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CPanel makes it easy first of all for people that don't know too much about Linux itself, etc. (or FreeBSD for that matter) - While also giving the power user a lot of options, etc IMHO
I believe it to be a great program, if I was like everyone e lse paying $100/mo - No.. But, I don't pay that much - So I think it's quite worth it - My customers love it, etc.
Plesk seems limited although more stable at times - But CPanel is getting there.
CPanel isn't as professional though either IMHO again.
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06-12-2002, 02:13 AM #10Web Hosting Evangelist
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I think CPanel 4.8 provide more functionalities compare with others (eg. PLESK 2.5).
but still they never create a reverse DNS everytime a new account is created ...
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06-12-2002, 02:14 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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What is the big deal about CPANEL?
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06-12-2002, 03:46 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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Plesk is so plain, vanilla, and feature lacking it disgusts me sometimes. Although this is an overstatement, it's a very pricey piece of software that doesen't do very much, at least thats the feeling i get when i look at it, then at its pricing sheets .
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06-12-2002, 04:24 AM #13Mr Unmetered
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I too would have to agree with Webjunkie. As long as they are operating within the law, there's not much you can do about it.
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06-12-2002, 04:39 AM #14Disabled
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Re: Re: UNFAIR trading: Nocster / cPanel
Originally posted by uuallan
There are perfectly good alternatives to CPANEL out there, so not using CPANEL is not a detriment to a business. I personally prefer Plesk over CPANEL (though others will disagree), and I prefer Webmin over all of the commercial control panels. With the wide range of control panel options available, there is no incentive for hosts to pay a higher price for the CPANEL/WHM license.
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06-12-2002, 05:42 AM #15cholesterol dependent
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Re: Re: Re: UNFAIR trading: Nocster / cPanel
Originally posted by chrisb
I don't see how it could work for resellers or end users though like CPanel/WHM. Is there anything you can add to it to make it work for the end user and/or reseller market?
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06-12-2002, 06:24 AM #16Disabled
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Re: Re: Re: Re: UNFAIR trading: Nocster / cPanel
Originally posted by Abu Mami
They have an additional package (addon?) called Usermin. I haven't used it yet, but I'm going to install it when I get around to it.
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06-12-2002, 08:19 AM #17Web Hosting Master
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Plesk is so plain, vanilla, and feature lacking it disgusts me sometimes.Mike @ Xiolink.com
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06-12-2002, 12:28 PM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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After all the inquiries into Nocster, and all of the comments, and speculations drawn, which are way off base. I will respond to this thread.
After looking around and asking I am drawn ever more to think about the Microsoft Monopolisation of the industry and a similar saga with British Telecom (UK) and BTOpenworld.. for those of you that know about their scenario bare with me...
Anyway, there is alot of speculation that BT works with BTOpenworld and feeds inside information and participates in unfair trading to enable BTOpenWorld to thrive in the industry and do better than others..
[QUOTE]Nocster offer cPanel / WHM combo for $19.95 per month, yet the minimum a distributer can get it for is $25 per month.
Where did you come up with those figures? Who is your information source, because obviously you are not a distributor, or you would know the pricing structure for cPanel, and would understand that Burst/Nocster is not given any other special consideration that another distributor would also not receive. cPanel is sold on a scaling level offering further discounts in relevance to the quantity of licenses you own. We happen to be the largest cPanel distributor, and as such are entitled to larger discounts, but ANY distributor would receive the same discounts.
This is then sold on to end users and costs in the region of $65 - 90.
It looks like Dark Orb give Nocster an unfair advantage in the business with the low price of cPanel and WHM and I personally find this very unfair towards all the other companies that are trying to make a go in the business but are dampened by the large cPanel monthly prices which overall makes their packages look alot more expensive than those of Nocster.
IMHO, you have stated that somehow we have taken an advantage of an industry which is fueled by competition. Hasn't the industry shift been leaning towards: lower cost, faster network, better support, bigger uptime guarantees, etc? Perhaps any host offering a lower priced server than your provider, or reseller is giving an unfair advantage? Should we all be regulated to a baseline selling price? Pricing and competition is the nature of every business, is it not? Have not the hosting plans from 5 years ago drastically reduced in price? Do all hosts offer the same price for the same service? The answer we all already know.
That's just my opinion, but I could be wrong (Dennis Miller)Last edited by BurstCSM; 06-12-2002 at 12:52 PM.
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06-12-2002, 12:35 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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Lets face it, Burstnet is in a nice cushy spot right now as CPanel/WHM is in high demand, Hostgui looks like vaporware, rackshack has totally monopolized the Plesk market (IMHO), and ensim is cheap but nobody seems to really want it nowdays. I'm sure a lot of us wish we could get Burst's pricing on CPanel, but we cant, and we'll just have to deal with that . It's great for Burst that they've got a competitive advantage, i mean hey, thats life, and we just have to wait for them to fade away, clobber some of us, or fumble something up (no offense is intended in any way with these statements obviously). Personally, I wish i could get that pricing, and I dare say i am envious but everything happens for a reason .
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06-12-2002, 12:42 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by BurstCSM
That's just my opinion, but I could be wrong (Dennis Leary)
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06-12-2002, 12:55 PM #21Web Hosting Guru
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(About Webmin)Is there anything you can add to it to make it work for the end user and/or reseller market?
Webmin allows you to give control only to certain zones in apache for example. User 1 could have zone 1, user 2 could have zone 2, ... 1 user can have more than 1 zone, and a zone can be managed by more than 1 person.
It wasn't designed with a reseller in mind I think, but it can accomplish that very well.
There is a module out there for webmin called isp4you. It will create a user, both in Webmin and Linux, create a webserver for the user in a directory you choose, set up his dns, sendmail accounts, ... and set up all permissions. Even if you plan on doing everything by hand, I suggest you create at least 1 account with isp4you to see how everything gets set up.
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06-13-2002, 01:31 AM #22Disabled
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In this situation, Burst has done nothing wrong. Unfair? No, businesses do this every day of the week.
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06-13-2002, 03:44 AM #23WHT Addict
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Originally posted by BurstCSM
A true monopoly would be if Dark Orb only sold cPanel to BurstNET, and you would be forced to purchase from us if you wished to use the license.
That is not considered an unfair means of doing business in any sense whatsover.
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06-13-2002, 06:18 AM #24Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Chang Lee
Even that would not be considered a true monopoly... many companies sell their products exclusively through their sole authorized agents or distributors!
That is not considered an unfair means of doing business in any sense whatsover.
Cheers!Marty Hoskins
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06-13-2002, 01:22 PM #25Web Hosting Master
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I didn't want to add my .02 worth but being a partner NOC with Darkorb myself, I know where Burtonhost is coming from.... I just think he used wrong terminology.
I too got irritated when I saw Burst selling Cpanel for $19.95 and I emailed Nick (creator of Cpanel) and expressed my concerns and felt it wasn't fair Bust would get below cost pricing. He assured me that Burst is not getting special pricing. I'm not doubting his word, but like Burtonhost, it's just hard to believe that Burst is not getting special pricing.
Yes it's within their rights to sell it at whatever price they wish... that's not the issue. But from outward appearances it seems like they are getting it cheaper than anyone else and that is what seemingly is not fair. The cheapest anyone can get Cpanel is supposed to be $25. So Burst sells it at a $5 LOSS on a server that is already priced as low as you'll find any of the recent 'wholesale/low priced' servers. So they already sell a server at a price that's hard to reach by most unless running only/mostly Cogent, then they loose $5 on Cpanel on top of that. That makes no sense and it's understandably the reason why Burtonhost and others feel Burst is getting special treatment.
Again, Nick said they are not so I have to believe him.