My understanding is that search engines rely on PageRanking algorithms for what pages to return. Google uses several indices to determine page ranking including number of links to a page from other sites. Less discussed is search traces. If you moved your site to another domain name (including tier change), those links and history would be missing.
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"Searching for the moral justification for selfishness" JK Galbraith
NO.I pulled down the web site even though I still had months to go. I had had enough of image theft and crank e-mails.
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