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Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by kanox on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:24PM (#21393794)
I'm looking forward to .old
Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by yoloClin on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:31PM (#21393836)
I'm really sad that registering clin.sucks would cost me $250USD or whatever. The intent of the TLD seller is to hold companies to ransom (buy yourcompany.sucks, or someone that hates you will).

I'd kill clin.sucks as a mail domain.

Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by JMTQp8lwXL on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:33PM (#21393849)
Even without the TLD, someone could register a multitude of other names, e.g., brandsucks.com. Or brandreallysucks.com. You couldn't buy all of them.
Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by yoloClin on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @10:10PM (#21394041)
Yeah, but apple.sucks is far more iconic than applesucks.com. I'm sure companies as large as Apple would have purchased both, and other variations as a defensive move.

I can't think of any other justification for .sucks to charge as much as they do for registration other than to ransom large companies.

TLDs are a complete wasteland any way you look at them.

com.au domains (owned by AUDA) at have a policy against squatting but it's reactive, toothless, time consuming and painful. On releasing a squatted domain, it's flagged as being a squatted domain (rather than expired) and AUDA approved registrars such as drop.com.au host blind auction domains, with the highest bin winning. Meaning you're either paying more than you need for a resource that should cost $15AUD to fight off real or imaginary squatters who will offer you the domain at a highly inflated cost. If you lose the auction any money you bid ends up as non-refundable credit within Drop.com.au ecosystem. I'm still unsure if it's good intentions gone bad, or just blatantly corrupt.

/rant

Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by jwilk on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @07:22AM (#21396457)
What's clin?
Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by mkl on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @07:50AM (#21396631)
Presumably yoloClin's name.
Re:Google Announces .new Domain Availability by reaperducer on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:36PM (#21393872)
I'm looking forward to .old

If you're .old enough, you might want to register coke.new.