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> Why did anyone ever use GoDaddy in the first place? Price ($1.xx .coms occasionally) pulls you in, inertia keeps you there. If all you do is use them as a re

> Why did anyone ever use GoDaddy in the first place? Price ($1.xx .coms occasionally) pulls you in, inertia keeps you there. If all you do is use them as a registrar, you'll probably never have a problem, so no reason to reconsider. Plus, it's the biggest registrar, trust in numbers.

mjschultz 15y ago
This is precisely the reason I stuck with GoDaddy for so long. My first domain was registered on 07-Sep-01 and, at the time, GoDaddy was the cheapest registrar I knew about/could find. I think this was even before they really started pushing their "edgy"/sexist advertisements. Since then I haven't really had a compelling reason to leave, though earlier this year I decided to--as my domains expire--move to name.com. Of course as of today I initiated the transfer processes on the remaining 12 domains. It's a win-win for me.
ricardobeat 15y ago
> probably never have a problem https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=godaddy+stole+my+domain https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=godaddy... http://css-tricks.com/15377-this-sites-domain-is-stolen/ http://css-tricks.com/15377-this-sites-domain-is-stolen/ etc.
- dangrossman 15y ago
  That had nothing to do with GoDaddy. GoDaddy was not the original registrar of all the domains that were stolen, and the thefts were possible due to a Gmail issue, not anything GoDaddy did.
  - ricardobeat 15y ago
    Have you read the related articles? Everything points to someone hacking GoDaddy and transfering domains away. Would be a hell of a coincidence that all of them got their e-mail accounts hacked without any other consequences, and all coincidentally hosted at GoDaddy: http://www.instantshift.com/2011/12/08/why-the-instantshift-website-has-been-down-for-the-last-three-days/ http://www.instantshift.com/2011/12/08/why-the-instantshift-...

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> Why did anyone ever use GoDaddy in the first place? Price ($1.xx .coms occasionally) pulls you in, inertia keeps you there. If all you do is use them as a re

by dangrossman 15y ago

mjschultz 15y ago
This is precisely the reason I stuck with GoDaddy for so long. My first domain was registered on 07-Sep-01 and, at the time, GoDaddy was the cheapest registrar I knew about/could find. I think this was even before they really started pushing their "edgy"/sexist advertisements. Since then I haven't really had a compelling reason to leave, though earlier this year I decided to--as my domains expire--move to name.com. Of course as of today I initiated the transfer processes on the remaining 12 domains. It's a win-win for me.
ricardobeat 15y ago
> probably never have a problem https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=godaddy+stole+my+domain https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=godaddy... http://css-tricks.com/15377-this-sites-domain-is-stolen/ http://css-tricks.com/15377-this-sites-domain-is-stolen/ etc.
- dangrossman 15y ago
  That had nothing to do with GoDaddy. GoDaddy was not the original registrar of all the domains that were stolen, and the thefts were possible due to a Gmail issue, not anything GoDaddy did.
  - ricardobeat 15y ago
    Have you read the related articles? Everything points to someone hacking GoDaddy and transfering domains away. Would be a hell of a coincidence that all of them got their e-mail accounts hacked without any other consequences, and all coincidentally hosted at GoDaddy: http://www.instantshift.com/2011/12/08/why-the-instantshift-website-has-been-down-for-the-last-three-days/ http://www.instantshift.com/2011/12/08/why-the-instantshift-...