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> Because that’s not quite sustainable (hindsight is 20/20), they decided to switch all the domains they already sold for life to yearly subscriptions. What?

> Because that’s not quite sustainable (hindsight is 20/20), they decided to switch all the domains they already sold for life to yearly subscriptions. What? At least in the U.S., if you sell something with a lifetime ownership term, you can't just renege and change the terms after the fact (well you can try, but you're asking to be sued).

petre 8y ago
It was more along the lines of "it's yours for a one time fee, but we reserve the right to modify the registration agreement and the applicable fees at any time". In 2017 the government has decided to charge a yearly fee. It was never a lifetime subscription, but everyone assumed it was, since they weren't charged. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401102809/http://rotld.ro/portal/pages/en/1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160401102809/http://rotld.ro/p...
gweinberg 8y ago
You can if you're the government.
kokokokoko 8y ago
Almost everything at this level of consumer has a TOS that allows the larger company/organization to basically change anything. And if it didn't most customers still wouldn't have the legal resources to challenge it. One of those interesting quirks of consumer free markets.
- Florin_Andrei 8y ago
  > most customers still wouldn't have the legal resources to challenge it The weaponization of the legal process. Those with the biggest armies win.
- benologist 8y ago
  Facebook liked to call it "Friendly Fraud" when they were stealing from children, the phrase suits a lot of shitty company behavior. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19002596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19002596