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Old 03-28-2008, 07:41 PM   #1
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bad news for .com prices

slashdot article:
VeriSign Jacks Up .com, .net Prices To the Max
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/03/28/2249213.shtml

arstechnica article:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-in-a-row.html
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Old 03-28-2008, 07:44 PM   #2
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It's due to their increased oil costs and the sub-prime mortgage on their office space.
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Old 03-28-2008, 07:45 PM   #3
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Old 03-28-2008, 08:43 PM   #4
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Old 03-28-2008, 08:47 PM   #5
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how high can they go?
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Old 03-28-2008, 08:48 PM   #6
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I'm pretty sure they are going to do this every year from now on so that in a couple years it will start getting expensive, and people won't just register domain names that aren't being used and just sitting there.
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Old 03-28-2008, 10:00 PM   #7
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peanuts.

I remember the old days when domains actually cost something.
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Old 03-28-2008, 10:05 PM   #8
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7% increase... could be a lot worse. i doubt this increase will free up unused domains.
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Old 03-28-2008, 10:35 PM   #9
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yea.. there are still domain company out there getting 20 dollars a pop
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Old 03-28-2008, 10:38 PM   #10
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Wow they're going all the way up to $9.

When I first started in this biz it cost $35 a year to register a domain....with a 2 year minimum.
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:15 PM   #11
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how high can they go?
All this was announced over a year ago. The 1st increase was last October.

The 2006 ICANN/VeriSign agreement highpoints are;
1) VeriSign will continue to manage the .COM registry until 2012
2) It allows VeriSign to increase domain prices 4 of those 6 years. (2006-2012)
3) The increase is capped at 7% per year.
4) They (VeriSign) are required to announce increases 6 months in advance.
5) Assuming (safely I'd say) they do the max the 1st 4 yrs a .COM will wholesale @ $7.86

That's what all Registrars will be paying so it's anybody's guess what the retail price will be.
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:20 PM   #12
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So we spend a extra couple bucks on domains. Big deal!
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:23 PM   #13
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:46 PM   #14
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This is why stock traded companies should not be running shit like this.
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Old 03-28-2008, 11:56 PM   #15
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The value of the dollar currency has decreased like 40-50% in 10 years, so as foreigner, its not the costs that worries me
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Old 03-29-2008, 01:39 AM   #16
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I dont think domains are expensive at all ,a happy meal at mcdonalds probably costs more than a domain.
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Old 03-29-2008, 04:13 AM   #17
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they may not be expensive, but if you own alot, the extra charges sure will add up to alot.
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Old 03-29-2008, 05:27 AM   #18
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Yeah, it's crazy. MelbourneIT.com.au charge $35 AUD per a .com,.net,.org
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache...ct=clnk&c d=1
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Old 03-29-2008, 05:47 AM   #19
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...When I first started in this biz it cost $35 a year to register a domain....with a 2 year minimum.
Exactly...how young and jaded is the current GFY crowd?!?

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Old 03-29-2008, 05:59 AM   #20
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I remember paying $99 a year to register a domain :P
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Old 03-29-2008, 06:19 AM   #21
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hell, that small increase is still cheap to me considering I paid $75/year when I registered my first domains.
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Old 03-29-2008, 06:33 AM   #22
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Old 03-29-2008, 06:53 AM   #23
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I think $10-$15 /year is still acceptable.

By the way, it actually became cheaper for Eurozone residents.

I read US dollar fell by almost 50% since 2000.
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How my God!

I should have bought them when they were cheap
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Wow they're going all the way up to $9.

When I first started in this biz it cost $35 a year to register a domain....with a 2 year minimum.
good old Network Solutions ....
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verisign are wankers and will charge as much as they can
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Old 03-29-2008, 09:25 AM   #27
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There was no justification for the high price when it was between $35-$99 and there is no justification for a 7% increase per year for the term of their contract either.
At least that is my opinion
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the people that keep saying things like "peanuts" and "that's it i should have bought it when they were cheap" probably only own a couple domains. for people that own a couple thousand domains this adds up to a big yearly expense. there is no reason why Verisign needs to raise the price except because they want more profit. all that stuff they say in the article is all BS. why should we pick up the tab if they want to improve their network. when their contact ends who says they will be the ones selected again by ICANN.

you could tell the ones that don't own a lot of domains by their responses.

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Old 03-29-2008, 09:59 AM   #29
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Damn, I miss the '96-'97 era when domains were free lol
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Old 03-29-2008, 12:03 PM   #32
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the people that keep saying things like "peanuts" and "that's it i should have bought it when they were cheap" probably only own a couple domains. for people that own a couple thousand domains this adds up to a big yearly expense. there is no reason why Verisign needs to raise the price except because they want more profit. all that stuff they say in the article is all BS. why should we pick up the tab if they want to improve their network. when their contact ends who says they will be the ones selected again by ICANN.

you could tell the ones that don't own a lot of domains by their responses.
You must be new school because when I started domains costed upwards of $100 what we pay now is fucking peanuts..

UNFORTUNATELY everyone and their brother buys up every god damn domain you can think of so now we gotta pay $1500 for domains.. bullshit if you ask me..

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Damn, I miss the '96-'97 era when domains were free lol
LOL i remember when internic would setup your domain instantly with whatever details you wanted and they would send you a bill in the mail :P

no credit card nothing needed..

well.. they never verified that information.. I had domains that never got shut down till the end of their period.. ahhh the good old days...
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Another reason to delete shitty domains in your portfolio
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It's due to three reasons:

1. They can.

2. VeriSign is a fuckin' monopoly.

3. ICANN doesn't do its own job properly.

...mostly # 1 though.

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So we spend a extra couple bucks on domains. Big deal!
If you have thousands of domains, it is a big deal.

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Shit, I remember paying $70 for 2 years (only option), and having to fax in a letterhead, blood, hair, and urine samples..
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