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Then that company's threshold for "sensible monthly cost" would be a lot higher. 500k? 1m? Give them the option to set something.

Why would you prefer this when the alternative is no downtime and the provider forgiving the bill?

> provider forgiving the bill

That eventually will be factor into the price like credit card fraud insurance. Better have it be more transparent.

Because you don't want to be relying on the service provider's whim in "forgiving" the bill?