Well, they don&#x27;t like telling anyone they bought out their provider, nor that it&#x27;s the cause of a previously good service going downhill.  The company buys out hosts offering a decent service at (sometimes) higher prices, then turns them into budget providers with low reliability while trying to keep the news on the low.<p>As for how the other guys get customers... Deals usually. Sometimes literally on web hosting forums, where they talk advantage of the offers section til they inevitably get banned.