> general impression that namecheap is just GoDaddy in another guise In what way? I don't see any cleavage on Namecheap's site. We have GoDaddy that openly su

> general impression that namecheap is just GoDaddy in another guise In what way? I don't see any cleavage on Namecheap's site. We have GoDaddy that openly supported and aided SOPA, and Namecheap that openly denounced it. We have GoDaddy with a long history of hijacking customer domains after unfounded abuse complaints by IP rights holders, and Namecheap with a long history of ignoring or fighting such complaints -- meaning you better show up with a court order or they'll stand up for their customer. For two companies selling the same commodity product, they couldn't be any more different.