Because it got slammed? Unlikely, but would be a nice surprise!
Yes, because it got slammed. It doesn't take very much to slam a t1.micro when you're forking a CGI script on every page load...
It sounds like you might misunderstand which site cpercival is saying he upgraded, or maybe I misunderstood your response. From the paymentiframe.com site:
Who is the guy behind this?
Dr. Colin Percival — author of Tarsnap and FreeBSD Security Officer Emeritus.