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>My guess is customer support. I'm inclined to agree. A one-off $12 purchase with a thin margin doesn't pay for much at the Google side. Squarespace are pretty

>My guess is customer support. I'm inclined to agree. A one-off $12 purchase with a thin margin doesn't pay for much at the Google side. Squarespace are pretty good at support, and they have a lot of upsell potential with their core stuff. Consider also that Google Workspace with its (presumably?) fatter monthly / annual margins also comes with pretty basic and sometimes semi-opaque support…and that's with Google controlling most or all the moving parts, with no tithe paid to the upstream domain folks. Google Domains might have been a shortlist for tech-savvy people, but in my experience the Squarespace (and Shopify, and Wix etc) SaaS site builder crowd largely want stuff in the same place as their hosting. Pay one place for domain, DNS, platform, etc. Done. (PS: I am not /user?id=petercooper replying to himself…)

petercooper 3y ago
(PS: I am not /user?id=petercooper replying to himself…) Haha, I was about to say! I did a double take myself when I got the HN Replies email.
- orbz 3y ago
  Wait you guys get reply notifications?
  - petercooper 3y ago
    It's third party but been around for many years: https://hnreplies.com/ https://hnreplies.com/
acdha 3y ago
> Google Domains might have been a shortlist for tech-savvy people In the 2000s, yes, but Google has worked hard to shed that reputation - starting with Reader and especially after mismanaging Google Apps for Domains. Even the total Android fanboys I know tend to recommend not using Google services, which is impressive for how much goodwill they torched. I think a large part of it is that even their fans never thought they were ever good for support. As you mentioned, a really nice reason to let Squarespace et al. is that you have one place responsible for everything without finger-pointing.
- pixel3234 3y ago
  For Android I use Huawei with HarmonyOS. It is very nice hardware at 50% discount, comes degoogled and with software updates. Installing FDroid, Brave, VLC, Telegram and Termux is simple (I do not use anything else).
  - ajot 3y ago
    Yeah, change your master, the next one may probably treat you better and give you some meat on Sundays. I wouldn't trust Huawei any more than I trust Alphabet.

petercooper 3y ago

(PS: I am not /user?id=petercooper replying to himself…) Haha, I was about to say! I did a double take myself when I got the HN Replies email.

orbz 3y ago
Wait you guys get reply notifications?
- petercooper 3y ago
  It's third party but been around for many years: https://hnreplies.com/ https://hnreplies.com/

acdha 3y ago

> Google Domains might have been a shortlist for tech-savvy people In the 2000s, yes, but Google has worked hard to shed that reputation - starting with Reader and especially after mismanaging Google Apps for Domains. Even the total Android fanboys I know tend to recommend not using Google services, which is impressive for how much goodwill they torched. I think a large part of it is that even their fans never thought they were ever good for support. As you mentioned, a really nice reason to let Squarespace et al. is that you have one place responsible for everything without finger-pointing.

pixel3234 3y ago
For Android I use Huawei with HarmonyOS. It is very nice hardware at 50% discount, comes degoogled and with software updates. Installing FDroid, Brave, VLC, Telegram and Termux is simple (I do not use anything else).
- ajot 3y ago
  Yeah, change your master, the next one may probably treat you better and give you some meat on Sundays. I wouldn't trust Huawei any more than I trust Alphabet.