I'm sorry but this is a non-story. gTLDs have been working this way since before Google got into gTLDs. Don't get me wrong, they're making bank on this stuff; b

I'm sorry but this is a non-story. gTLDs have been working this way since before Google got into gTLDs. Don't get me wrong, they're making bank on this stuff; but frankly, they're just beating domain scalpers to the punch. Compared to what domain scalpers try to charge... $850 just isn't much. If this is the first time people on Hacker News are hearing about premium domains, gTLDs and asymmetric renewal prices, color me shocked. There are even ccTLDs that have asymmetric renewals.