Re:While we have GoDaddy's attention
by wpietri on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @02:21AM
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It's not as black and white as you claim.
GoDaddy is the largest and best-known registrar. For people who don't know much about something, picking a large and familiar option is a common heuristic. That feels safe.
What will make it feel unsafe is frequently hearing bad things about them. Novice domain purchasers won't often read Hacker News or know who Dave Winer is, but they could well have a friend who does. Articles like this (and repeated Hacker News discussions about GoDaddy sucking) make it more likely that average consumers will hear enough negative buzz that they'll pick somebody else. I'm all for it.
GoDaddy is the largest and best-known registrar. For people who don't know much about something, picking a large and familiar option is a common heuristic. That feels safe.
What will make it feel unsafe is frequently hearing bad things about them. Novice domain purchasers won't often read Hacker News or know who Dave Winer is, but they could well have a friend who does. Articles like this (and repeated Hacker News discussions about GoDaddy sucking) make it more likely that average consumers will hear enough negative buzz that they'll pick somebody else. I'm all for it.