Ask HN: Suspended by Google Domains

Re:Ask HN: Suspended by Google Domains by hammyhavoc on Monday August 30, 2021 @09:19AM (#28355354)

This is a lesson I learned the hard way when my Microsoft account was suspended without explanation for a month, then restored with zero explanation. I couldn't access my OneDrive, OneNote, Skype, Office, email, I couldn't even play games I had bought for my Xbox, or access apps from the Microsoft Store.

The lesson learned is don't put all your digital eggs into one digital basket. Takes a lot to make you smile after that.

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Re:Ask HN: Suspended by Google Domains by denton-scratch on Monday August 30, 2021 @10:31AM (#28356039)

> eggs into one digital basket

Not just digital. For many years I have avoided the seduction of "triple-play" TV, phone and broadband, precisely because I don't want to let a single billing dispute leave me cut off from the world.

Similarly, I choose to buy gas from a gas company, and electricity from an electricity company. I don't want a billing dispute (or an honest mistake) to leave me completely without fuel.

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Re:Ask HN: Suspended by Google Domains by hammyhavoc on Monday August 30, 2021 @10:23PM (#28363285)

I really like this way of thinking. Minimizing risk over short-term convenience is something we should all think more about.

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Re:Ask HN: Suspended by Google Domains by ml-engineer on Monday August 30, 2021 @10:50AM (#28356210)

This truly is why Google should be broken up. I understand the anti-trust argument now.

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