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Plus consider how many people are going to really care about this deal being upheld in 100 years. Say a buyer of this service dies in 50 years. Would their chi
by redserk 3y ago
Plus consider how many people are going to really care about this deal being upheld in 100 years.
Say a buyer of this service dies in 50 years. Would their children and potential grandchildren want to take Wordpress to court over the $15,000 valued in 2023 dollars? I would assume not.
This is a terrible deal for a lot of people. Perhaps the better investment would be putting the $35,000 into buying land somewhere random and hope it appreciates in value for one's descendants.
- ipaddr 3y agoThink about it for a second, some people may want their website to live on past their death. This is a way to keep the domain alive for at least 100 years.
- jeremyjh 3y agoNo, its a way to pay 5x domain cost for a promise from a corporation.
- redserk 3y agoSay 50-60 years pass. Wordpress gets acquired by a dodgy company who decides they're OK terminating this deal because they consider the risk of litigation low. It would be difficult to know if Wordpress (or future acquiring company) is keeping their end of the deal after one's death.
- ipaddr 3y agoThe world could end the next day or domains sunsetted. You can't rely on the future for anything but this gives you a chance.
- dawnerd 3y agoIf they could guarantee a site function for 100 years this could be an insane bargain if you’ve been anywhere near what a retainer with an agency would cost.