Re:Squarespace Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Google...
by cj on Thursday June 15, 2023 @07:28PM
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Not very happy about this.
Will be transferring domains away once the Squarespace name/transition happens.
My primary reason for using Google Domains is they were a registrar that supported purchasing TLDs not supported by other registrars (.dev, to name one)
I have 100+ domains at Cloudflare (mostly to protect the brand name at our company). They’ve been nothing but fabulous as a registrar for the TLDs they support.
Edit: I simply am dumbfounded why Google would want to give up this business. How hard can it really be to run a domain registrar? Sure the profits are small.. but does it cost that much to keep alive?
I transited into google domains, to integrate my experience behind google service methods and billing. It's been good.
I am a little surprised TBH. I didn't see this one coming, I didn't see this as a cost basis Google would seek to shed.
Is google Public DNS next for the chop? (I think not: its far too valuable as a source of information of public intent)
Will be transferring domains away once the Squarespace name/transition happens.
My primary reason for using Google Domains is they were a registrar that supported purchasing TLDs not supported by other registrars (.dev, to name one)
I have 100+ domains at Cloudflare (mostly to protect the brand name at our company). They’ve been nothing but fabulous as a registrar for the TLDs they support.
Edit: I simply am dumbfounded why Google would want to give up this business. How hard can it really be to run a domain registrar? Sure the profits are small.. but does it cost that much to keep alive?