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Isn't GoDaddy a pretty disgusting company? That's the vibe I'm getting from their Superbowl Ads and the fact that they're (like everyone in hosting) are mainly

by runj__ 12y ago

Isn't GoDaddy a pretty disgusting company? That's the vibe I'm getting from their Superbowl Ads and the fact that they're (like everyone in hosting) are mainly making money from the fact that people just keep paying for something they don't need.

pc86 12y ago
You'll probably be hard pressed to find GoDaddy fans here, yes. But I'm curious why you think nobody needs hosting?
- derefr 12y ago
  People who need hosting pay for it, but they usually pay a hosting provider for it, and shop around for one of those. The people who pay their domain provider for hosting are usually people who just accept the default add-ons in their cart and don't care about digging into the extra monthly costs, and then go on to either not use the domain, or hook it up to an actual hosting provider anyway.
diek 12y ago
(Full disclosure, I work at GoDaddy) I joined about a year ago, and the only reason I did so was because most of the executive team, including the CEO, was replaced about a year prior to me joining. The new CEO is Blake Irving, who seems like a great guy (I had dinner with him a couple months ago) and did an AMA on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23v7f3/hi_im_blake_irving_i_am_the_ceo_of_godaddy_ask_me http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23v7f3/hi_im_blake_irv... . He also wrote an open letter to the FCC in support of net neutrality: https://garage.godaddy.com/godaddy/news/net-neutrality-american-dream-small-business/ https://garage.godaddy.com/godaddy/news/net-neutrality-ameri... . A lot of GoDaddy's senior leadership team these days is made up of people from Microsoft and Yahoo. I would not have joined GoDaddy in its previous form, but it has made serious improvements to be a great tech company over the last couple years.
- derefr 12y ago
  Huh. I kind of wish they had rebranded at that point, if that's what happened. I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come.
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  - Aldo_MX 12y ago
    > I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come. In the past I prefered Godaddy for pet projects because they used to have lower prices, but until recently they removed all their renewal coupons, so there's not a reason for me to stay with them anymore. For serious projects I never trusted Godaddy because their process to order a domain is too shady.
  - tdfx 12y ago
    Yeah, I think that was a huge mistake. They have literally one of the worst brands amongst the tech community. At this point their brand is synonymous with sexism, killing endangered elephants, and censoring the internet. They've been on the wrong side of pretty much any issue you could pick the wrong side of.

by runj__ 12y ago

pc86 12y ago

You'll probably be hard pressed to find GoDaddy fans here, yes. But I'm curious why you think nobody needs hosting?

derefr 12y ago
People who need hosting pay for it, but they usually pay a hosting provider for it, and shop around for one of those. The people who pay their domain provider for hosting are usually people who just accept the default add-ons in their cart and don't care about digging into the extra monthly costs, and then go on to either not use the domain, or hook it up to an actual hosting provider anyway.

diek 12y ago

(Full disclosure, I work at GoDaddy) I joined about a year ago, and the only reason I did so was because most of the executive team, including the CEO, was replaced about a year prior to me joining. The new CEO is Blake Irving, who seems like a great guy (I had dinner with him a couple months ago) and did an AMA on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23v7f3/hi_im_blake_irving_i_am_the_ceo_of_godaddy_ask_me http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23v7f3/hi_im_blake_irv... . He also wrote an open letter to the FCC in support of net neutrality: https://garage.godaddy.com/godaddy/news/net-neutrality-american-dream-small-business/ https://garage.godaddy.com/godaddy/news/net-neutrality-ameri... . A lot of GoDaddy's senior leadership team these days is made up of people from Microsoft and Yahoo. I would not have joined GoDaddy in its previous form, but it has made serious improvements to be a great tech company over the last couple years.

derefr 12y ago
Huh. I kind of wish they had rebranded at that point, if that's what happened. I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come.
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- Aldo_MX 12y ago
  > I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come. In the past I prefered Godaddy for pet projects because they used to have lower prices, but until recently they removed all their renewal coupons, so there's not a reason for me to stay with them anymore. For serious projects I never trusted Godaddy because their process to order a domain is too shady.
- tdfx 12y ago
  Yeah, I think that was a huge mistake. They have literally one of the worst brands amongst the tech community. At this point their brand is synonymous with sexism, killing endangered elephants, and censoring the internet. They've been on the wrong side of pretty much any issue you could pick the wrong side of.