News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 9% price increase for .COM and .XYZ domains starting Sept 1, 2023. Parent comment

Re:9% price increase for .COM and .XYZ domains starting Sept... by listenallyall on Monday August 21, 2023 @03:41PM (#37214338)
I think Hyatt and Hilton have a lot stronger brand names than "a friendly lady named Shiela" but Airbnb built an empire on the latter.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:9% price increase for .COM and .XYZ domains starting Sept... by jonathankoren on Monday August 21, 2023 @03:48PM (#37214421)
Comeback when anyone builds an iconic brand around .$BRAND_NAME or even .museum

Seriously. It’s not an issue of brand recognition. It’s an issue of decades of basic phishing defense.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:9% price increase for .COM and .XYZ domains starting Sept... by listenallyall on Monday August 21, 2023 @06:52PM (#37216422)
bit.ly
[ Parent | on HN ]