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withersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

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withersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 million, and JPMorgan Chase Bank is providing financing for part of the purchase. Google launched its domain registrar in 2014, originally calling it […]
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    Aw damn… I really like how bare basic their interface is and how they’re not constantly trying to upsell me shit I don’t need. Anyone have any good recommendations for alternatives that fit this bill? Google is just giving me the worst possible options.

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      I’m really happy with Porkbun!

      • 🇺🇦 seirim @lemmy.pro
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        same, +1 for Porkbun, been good for me for a long while. Have also used Name.com for a long while and it’s decent. I think I like Porkbun more now, though.

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        No idea they existed. You may have just saved me a ton of dough! Thank you!!!

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      Njalla is pretty nice.

    • citable6704@midwest.social
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      I use cloudflare. They sell their domains at-cost, which is nice. Plus all their other features are nice for a (very) small sys/webadmin

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      That was my reaction too!

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