Server costs are not a fraction, having to look at them for my current company, they are a hefty cost, especially when attempting to procure them overseas. They are also not easy to repurpose, unless you have other projects or companies willing to purchase at a much reduced rate. Specifically dedicated servers (which is what they run).

And yes those other costs all factor in, it is why companies layoff employees, shut down departments, etc. Unless a company wants to go under they are continuously weighing cost vs service.

Yoshi said as much when he discussed F2P vs subscriptions.

All I was offering is a different perspective for anyone that is willing to view things from the other side.