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This SOPA support was the straw that broke the camel's back. Call this anecdotal if you will, but GoDaddy always occupied that "necessary evil" for domain regi
by scootklein 15y ago
This SOPA support was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Call this anecdotal if you will, but GoDaddy always occupied that "necessary evil" for domain registration in my brain. If others on HN are at all like me, they probably have > 75% of their registered domains sitting and doing nothing. GoDaddy's tasteless ads, horrible UX, shutdowns of domains due to "good faith" complaints...this was just the final incentive to call it quits. Predictably irrational, absolutely - guilty as charged.
- mikeash 15y agoWhy necessary? I distinctly remember avoiding GoDaddy due to their awful reputation when registering domains over a decade ago. The alternatives have always been available. I'm puzzled as to why so many people used them to begin with.
- Natsu 15y agoThey're the cheapest, or close to it, though they make it up with all kinds of other tricks. I think it's really just that simple for a lot of people who don't know or don't care about all the other stuff. Sure, we know about them, but other people are looking for the lowest price they can find on a search for 'cheap domain registration'.
- mikeash 15y agoTrue. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm surprised how many technically knowledgeable people used them. This site is full of people talking about moving away. Wikimedia used them! I can see why Joe Random would, but it makes no sense to me that someone who knows what they're doing would.
- w-ll 15y agoMarketing
- natesm 15y agoIt's funny because their marketing is exactly one of the reasons why I have never even considered them. But I am probably not the target market. Or am I? (straight male)