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The issue is that Google's charging for any domain at $850 dollars. It's absurd.
by behringer 4y ago
The issue is that Google's charging for any domain at $850 dollars. It's absurd.
- mrunkel 4y agoWhy is that an issue?
- pie_flavor 4y agoOn other popular registries it would cost you thousands of dollars, or for .com tens of thousands of dollars, as a squatter would have picked it up instantly. By charging a high price for rental, Google ensures that it's unprofitable to squat on it, and legitimate owners get it for much less.
- behringer 4y agoSo the only solution to this problem is Google madly profiteering? I don't buy it.
- deznu 4y agoAny ideas then?
- xyzelement 4y agoWhat do you propose?
- Gigachad 4y agoIs it? Premium domain names have genuine scarcity and $850 is nothing to a company making productive use of it. Better than having them all squatted and resold for tens of thousands.
- 8note 4y agoIs Google doing something more with premium domains than other ones? What's the increase in services you get for buying a premium domain?
- Gigachad 4y agoPremium domains are just domains which contain a common single word. Basically just the ones likely to be squat. You were never going to get tech.dev for $12 anyway. Would you rather pay a squatter $20,000 for it or have it sit unsold until someone actually wants to use it and then it costs ~$800. Premium domains save real users money and make squatting unviable.