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Is just invalidating the domain an problem? DNS exists to serve as a useful tool to society. If a particular domain becomes a public liability, just shut it dow
by Taek 7y ago
Is just invalidating the domain an problem? DNS exists to serve as a useful tool to society. If a particular domain becomes a public liability, just shut it down.
If there's credible reason to believe Microsoft is responsible for the liability, take them to court over it, but don't keep innocents at risk for the sake of trying to get Microsoft to own up to a mistake.
- bscphil 7y agoRegardless of whether that's legally possible, saying Microsoft deserves to "pay" for their mistake does not imply that this guy is owed millions of dollars for sitting on this domain for decades. That's silly regardless of what MS did or didn't do.
- daveFNbuck 7y agoHe owns the domain, and it's worth millions of dollars because of Microsoft's mistake. He may not deserve to own something so valuable, but he does. If you owned something worth millions of dollars, would you just give it to Microsoft?
- Zenbit_UX 7y ago> He owns the domain, and it's worth millions of dollars because of Microsoft's mistake. I think it's worth millions itself as a 4 character .com. It's value because of the mistake and potential that represents is likely orders of magnitude higher than that.