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I don't disagree with all of the points made in the responses, but GoDaddy has 50 million domains registered. Fifty million! To hit them with 1%, that would req

I don't disagree with all of the points made in the responses, but GoDaddy has 50 million domains registered. Fifty million! To hit them with 1%, that would require the loss of a half-million domains. Going after them is, in effect, going after your representative through a proxy. A big, giant, 500 lb gorilla proxy. Keep in mind that GoDaddy is same company whose CEO responded with "I'm not sorry" to the outrage over his elephant hunting incident [1]. I think it'd take more than a half-million lost domains for them to change stance here. I'll eat my words if this boycott results in any actual effect on GoDaddy's stance, but this is such a long shot that it seems irrational to even pursue. Sun Tzu would not approve of this tactic. At any rate, I strongly encourage everyone I know to move away from GoDaddy, just because of their business practices. This won't change that. If you have domains on GoDaddy, move them. Please. They're a horrible company with horrible practices, and a horrible product. 1 - http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/04/04/godaddy-ceo-on-shooting-an-elephant-im-not-sorry/ http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/04/04/godaddy-ceo-on-s...

AlekseyKorzun 15y ago
People usually own more than 1 domain. 100k accounts can easily represent million domains.
RexM 15y ago
I've been meaning to transfer my domains away from godaddy for some time now. Decided to go ahead and do it today based on these articles. -5 domains from godaddy, from me.
pangram 15y ago
You may be right on the absolute numbers. However, a) the HN readers that are most inclined to move from GoDaddy probably have control over more domains than the average person (either personal or via their responsibilities for their company), so the effect may be larger than you think, and b) if people send e-mail telling GoDaddy why they're moving (either oop@godaddy.com ("Office of the President") or suggestions@godaddy.com) then it may also have more impact than the raw numbers would indicate. At any rate, even if it doesn't change GoDaddy's behavior, at least some number of people will have taken the effort to move away from a company with questionable ethics.
danssig 15y ago
It's not irrational to pursue; the longest journey, etc. People need to be off Godaddy in any case. SOPA or not.
bradleyland 15y ago
> I'll eat my words if this boycott results in any actual effect on GoDaddy's stance... Anybody got any ketchup?

AlekseyKorzun 15y ago

People usually own more than 1 domain. 100k accounts can easily represent million domains.

RexM 15y ago

I've been meaning to transfer my domains away from godaddy for some time now. Decided to go ahead and do it today based on these articles. -5 domains from godaddy, from me.

pangram 15y ago

You may be right on the absolute numbers. However, a) the HN readers that are most inclined to move from GoDaddy probably have control over more domains than the average person (either personal or via their responsibilities for their company), so the effect may be larger than you think, and b) if people send e-mail telling GoDaddy why they're moving (either oop@godaddy.com ("Office of the President") or suggestions@godaddy.com) then it may also have more impact than the raw numbers would indicate. At any rate, even if it doesn't change GoDaddy's behavior, at least some number of people will have taken the effort to move away from a company with questionable ethics.

danssig 15y ago

It's not irrational to pursue; the longest journey, etc. People need to be off Godaddy in any case. SOPA or not.

bradleyland 15y ago

> I'll eat my words if this boycott results in any actual effect on GoDaddy's stance... Anybody got any ketchup?