Why is Dreamhost so bad? 
dotBen: For me it's a price point game.  I have a dreamhouse account I only paid $20 for an entire year (I think it's the same $119/year account - it was a promo).  What a great dealBut the question is are you paying a false economy.  No point buying my friends' 900mhz laptop for $100... yeah it's cheap but I can't do what I need performance wise with it at that spec - so it's actually expensive.Business wise, they are a cooperative rather than a traditional company structure, and I think the lack of business drive at the top of the company doesn't help them.