The following are some of the probable long term effects of oversold web hosting:
# The costs of basic web hosting services may rise up to a few dollars and the month-by-month payment plans may become popular once again.
# There may be as few as 10 - 30 large companies functioning in the market. These companies as a whole will be holding over 80% of the total market share.
# Some of the web hosting companies may take on new services, such as providing web presence services and will charge a higher monthly fee.
# Most of the small web hosting companies may undertake M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activities so as to build up financially sustainable businesses as well as to survive the cutthroat competition.