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You're never going to win our hearts or minds here. MT is dead to me now. There is no one web technology professionals hate more in the world than GoDaddy. I c

You're never going to win our hearts or minds here. MT is dead to me now. There is no one web technology professionals hate more in the world than GoDaddy. I can't think of a vendor I despise more. Also I'm an MT customer of 8 years and probably referred tens of thousands of business to MT over the last decade. Dead to me. Thats how much I hate GoDaddy.

larrys 13y ago
"There is no one web technology professionals hate more in the world than GoDaddy." By the way back in the day, before there was a godaddy and during godaddy's rise to "power" that crown (as a despired domain registrar) went to Network Solutions. I wonder how many HN'ers are aware of that?
- ktsmith 13y ago
  I still don't like Network Solutions but it's so rare that I run into anyone using their services it has become a non issue.
- chrismonsanto 13y ago
  What was weird about Network Solutions was that they were much more expensive than their competitors, yet much worse than their competitors. I didn't know anyone who used them, and I'm surprised to learn that they still exist.
  - icedchai 13y ago
    Seriously? Network Solutions was the original domain registrar.
    - larrys 13y ago
      Original and only prior to ICANN. Original price of a domain: free Next price point a bit later $100: 2 years min ($50 per year) Next a bit later $70: 2 years min ($35 per year) Then came competition and prices dropped. Little known fact: The first registrars that were accredited had to certify that they had no criminal record (any of the officers) and had to be a corporation and post $100,000 bond as well as other hurdles which were all put in place by Network Solutions to limit competition. Out of NSI came Verisign which had to erect a "chinese wall" (iirc) in order to separate the "registry" from the "registrar". Verisign of course ended up selling off NS.
      - icedchai 13y ago
        I remember calling up Network Solutions on the phone to pay for a domain, because they had no e-commerce functionality! This was around 1997ish. I had several "free" domains from the 1993-94 era.
        larrys 13y ago
        Yep and they sent out these paper invoices and gave people credit when they registered. So much profit they could afford to not get paid in many cases once they started to charge for the domains. I also remember (as I'm sure you) some billings going out with ads for branded tshirts with their name on it and some other swag.

larrys 13y ago

"There is no one web technology professionals hate more in the world than GoDaddy." By the way back in the day, before there was a godaddy and during godaddy's rise to "power" that crown (as a despired domain registrar) went to Network Solutions. I wonder how many HN'ers are aware of that?

ktsmith 13y ago
I still don't like Network Solutions but it's so rare that I run into anyone using their services it has become a non issue.
chrismonsanto 13y ago
What was weird about Network Solutions was that they were much more expensive than their competitors, yet much worse than their competitors. I didn't know anyone who used them, and I'm surprised to learn that they still exist.
- icedchai 13y ago
  Seriously? Network Solutions was the original domain registrar.
  - larrys 13y ago
    Original and only prior to ICANN. Original price of a domain: free Next price point a bit later $100: 2 years min ($50 per year) Next a bit later $70: 2 years min ($35 per year) Then came competition and prices dropped. Little known fact: The first registrars that were accredited had to certify that they had no criminal record (any of the officers) and had to be a corporation and post $100,000 bond as well as other hurdles which were all put in place by Network Solutions to limit competition. Out of NSI came Verisign which had to erect a "chinese wall" (iirc) in order to separate the "registry" from the "registrar". Verisign of course ended up selling off NS.
    - icedchai 13y ago
      I remember calling up Network Solutions on the phone to pay for a domain, because they had no e-commerce functionality! This was around 1997ish. I had several "free" domains from the 1993-94 era.
      - larrys 13y ago
        Yep and they sent out these paper invoices and gave people credit when they registered. So much profit they could afford to not get paid in many cases once they started to charge for the domains. I also remember (as I'm sure you) some billings going out with ads for branded tshirts with their name on it and some other swag.