The problem with this is that you would have to entrust your crypti to a third party, which would have full control of it

Each node has to have a unique IP.  Running 100 computers on the same IP is still just one node.

Same problem is when you use cex.io or other cloud mining services or buying hashing power.

Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Mike actually came up with the general outline for option #2 and we have been discussing it internally on a daily basis to weed out some of the details. That being said, I would like to let Mike explain and answer questions to make sure you get the most accurate answers you can.

What I would like to do is gauge interest in a community chat. So if I could get myself, Mike, and a few of the others available at a given time to brainstorm and discuss option #2 (as well the other options), would anyone be interested in joining a chat room and shooting around ideas asking questions directly? I think it would help explain the options as well as maybe help us think of some things we might have missed.

In the meantime, I have created a discussion thread at CryptiTalk that includes a poll. I would like to move the discussion there in regards to the 3 options proposed and also have you all vote on your favorite solution. You can find the new thread here: http://cryptitalk.com/index.php/topic,185.0.html Thanks!  

Edit: As noted by Litoshi, you must be logged in to CryptiTalk to vote on the poll. The radial buttons will not show up if you are not logged in.

This could be done by someone who wanted to setup cloud servers for others, but the cost of cloud servers would have to be taken into consideration to keep the business profitable. Right now, with the low volume and transaction fee rewards on the network, I don't know what that profitability equation would look like.

With the current resource usage, it requires a more expensive cloud node to run the software effectively and the cost might be a little high. Boris is working right now to transition and test the new DB and other changes to tweak the resource usage and get the RAM requirements down. We see this as a major area that needs optimized.

We have created a child board at CryptiTalk to discuss and post updates for the new Node Reward Program (NRP). Please head over to the new NRP board here: http://cryptitalk.com/index.php/board,22.0.html and post your thoughts on what you think about the program and how we can improve it.

Keep in mind that we are in a 2 week beta test period where we will be adjusting the parameters of the transaction amounts and times to increase decrease and alter the fees being rewarded until we find the sweet spot for a more long term program. We want your feedback on what you think these numbers should be so if you have a minute, please join us in discussing it at CryptiTalk!

http://cryptitalk.com/index.php/board,22.0.html

Just so you aren't shocked, I wanted to let you know that I made a child board in projects for CryptiKit and moved the thread. This will be yours to organize or manage however you want. You could start making new posts for each update or keep posting to the OP (which is stickied). http://cryptitalk.com/index.php/board,23.0.html

Thanks