Well since you asked for an opinion, here's mine:

There will always be people (especially first time hosters) that want the cheapest price, thinking that each host is the same, offering the same service. Since it's the same, why pay more? Right? Well, they soon find out that there is the overlooked issue of reliability which becomes more and more important as your website becomes more and more popular. Anybody with experience with webhosting is sure to give you the response of reliability. Unless you are hosting a personal or family website, reliability is key, especially if it is a business you are running which could be, or could become your main source of income. Just like a physical store, it must be opened for business as much as possible so that when somebody wants to buy something, they can, instead of having them pass you by. It's always great to find a low cost for something, but in the hosting industry, it becomes a gamble. There are so many hosts who couldn't care any less about their customers that are thriving because of their dirt cheap prices and so many quality hosts with potential who do not oversell their resources or offer unlimited plans that close up shop in less than a year. This industry has an attractive look on the outside, but when you get in the middle of it, it can get a little dirty. But I think that any host can count on the experienced customers who look for reliability to stay with them as long as the quality is there.