First .dev Domains Go Live

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Post by adamschwartz » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:06 PM UTC

First .dev Domains Go Live
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Re: First .dev Domains Go Live

#2

Post by CedarHill » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:18 PM UTC

Stupid expensive for what really?

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Post by snowwolf » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

Slack and Github were so worried about someone cybersquatting that they were willing to pay $11,500 each to get those domains today? I guess that's the point of the Dutch auction system, but still seems like a waste of money.

Re: First .dev Domains Go Live

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Post by mtmail » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:21 PM UTC

CedarHill wrote: post #2

Stupid expensive for what really?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19179465 suggests it's an ICAAN rule to charge higher prices on initial offering.

444 comments a couple of days ago in "Google .dev domain early access" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19178757

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Post by lgierth » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:22 PM UTC

snowwolf wrote: post #3

Slack and Github were so worried about someone cybersquatting that they were willing to pay $11,500 each to get those domains today? I guess that's the point of the Dutch auction system, but still seems like a waste of money.

The sunrise period for trademark owners was a whole month until today, with a much more reasonable price tag.

Re: First .dev Domains Go Live

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Post by barbecue_sauce » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:22 PM UTC

CedarHill wrote: post #2

Stupid expensive for what really?

They get progressively cheaper as we approach February 28. After that, I believe registrations are free with a $12 maintenance cost.

Re: First .dev Domains Go Live

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Post by victor106 » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:22 PM UTC

Would rather spend that money on validating a product idea or improving customer experience.

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Post by morpheuskafka » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:23 PM UTC

snowwolf wrote: post #3

Slack and Github were so worried about someone cybersquatting that they were willing to pay $11,500 each to get those domains today? I guess that's the point of the Dutch auction system, but still seems like a waste of money.

For Microsoft (which owns GitHub) that is a tiny expense, but if they couldn't really afford it they could just file a dispute under UDRP.

Re: First .dev Domains Go Live

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Post by snowwolf » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:25 PM UTC

lgierth wrote: post #5

snowwolf wrote: post #3

Slack and Github were so worried about someone cybersquatting that they were willing to pay $11,500 each to get those domains today? I guess that's the point of the Dutch auction system, but still seems like a waste of money.

The sunrise period for trademark owners was a whole month until today, with a much more reasonable price tag.

That makes more sense. I had missed that there was a sunrise period for the .dev tld.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 4:26 PM UTC

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