AWS definitely has a domain registrar, although I believe they subcontract. Azure subcontracts to GoDaddy. Both still provide the service.
Re:Google Domains Is Gone
by explaininjs on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:20PM
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Are you sure? This (sourced) comment claimed the opposite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37456916
Re:Google Domains Is Gone
by CharlieDigital on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:22AM
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I'm a big time proponent of Google Cloud because I believe that they've done a few things particularly well in their overall architecture that others have gotten wrong.
But this decision rubs me the wrong way because there's a deep integration with several of the services that allow connecting an external domain. The verification of domain ownership with Google purchased domains was effectively seamless and aligned with this overall architecture principle of Stuff That Just Makes Sense.
I still think that GCP is a great platform to build on, but the problem now is that they've further tarnished their image to other stakeholders who have a say in the platform decision making process.
Re:Google Domains Is Gone
by the88doctor on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:34AM
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"I wouldn't underestimate how... having one company as both your registrar and cloud service provider can impact the choice of which otherwise commodity service to use." THIS. Even if I'm just spinning up a simple blog, unless I'm buying a premium domain name, I'm gonna buy it on Bluehost instead of a cheaper registrar like Namecheap just to avoid the few minutes of work and few hours of wait time to link that domain with another hosting service.
Sure you can have an MBA look at the situation and ask “do we really need a registrar? the other cloud providers don’t have one and look at their margins”. So wjat this really signals to me is that Google has lost all capacity to be forward thinking, trendy and innovative. And without that, what is Google?