A Google employee is in here saying that they've never raised the price on any registered domain in their decade of existence. So far it seems to be a credible

A Google employee is in here saying that they've never raised the price on any registered domain in their decade of existence. So far it seems to be a credible story so I'd wait for further development. Also the OP claims to own hundreds of domains, so this "premium" pricing seems quite relevant to the discussion of squatting.