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I have some bad news regarding HostGator. In our quest to “eat up the competition”, one web host has been busy trying to “bag all the competition”.<\/p>\n

I stumbled across a new web host that I can already tell is going to be very serious competition for us. It seems as though we have overlooked a worthy contender — HostGaroo.com (no link for you guys, sorry!)<\/p>\n

It’s only a matter of time before their sheer creativity and inspiration overtake us and the ‘Gator is bagged like the rest of them. There’s just one thing that doesn’t seem right here. I know I’ve seen Host Garoo’s design from somewhere before…<\/p>\n

Current Host Garoo front page:<\/strong>
\n\"hostgaroo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

One year old Host Gator front page:<\/strong>
\n\"hostgator\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Testament to Google’s ingenious:<\/strong>
\n\"google<\/a><\/p>\n

So what do you think, all things equal, the ‘Garoo or the ‘Gator?<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong>
\nPlease do not go to the site which was mentioned within this post. Since the post, the site has shut down and is now delivering viruses if you go to it.
\nThank you for understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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