And it’s only $380 per year: https://wordpress.com/100-year/ With inflation, that may almost end up being a fair deal. ($380 in 2023 was about $24 in 1923.)
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Re: WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations
#112It's $38K for 100 years. Because WordPress.com is the .blog registry, I guess they could pull it off for .blog domains. Other tld registries have bitten dust already, and other registries have jacked up prices in the previous years. But even at a 10% increase a year (likely the case for .com), the domain renewals will cost about $5K for 100 years. With hosting, support, and WordPress being able to run for 100 years,…
There is no scenario where $380/yr for WordPress is justified.
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#113$38k at 1% interest = $380 per year, forever. Current US Treasury rates are > 5%, meaning > $1900 per year. What is the overlap between people who have $38k disposable, don't realize this, and also think paying $38k for a Wordpress domain lease is a good idea? I can only assume this has to be some weird publicity stunt, which is probably quite clever, because here we are talking about Wordpress.
It’s almost $2 million at 4% compounded annually. $80 million at 8%. Lmao.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
The article is about Wordpress.com selling 100-year registrations. Their platform is whatever they call “Wordpress”. In the same way, NYT on a phone app is conceptually the same NYT as the one printed in 1923, even if almost nothing in the production pipeline is the same.
The NYT can change any of the tech they use and still be the NYT in 100 years. Wordpress is the technology, if it changes, it becomes something else. That's the difference, explained.
You’re confusing WordPress.com the sass with WordPress.org the product. Which they’re banking on.
Re: WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations
#115It's $38K for 100 years. Because WordPress.com is the .blog registry, I guess they could pull it off for .blog domains. Other tld registries have bitten dust already, and other registries have jacked up prices in the previous years. But even at a 10% increase a year (likely the case for .com), the domain renewals will cost about $5K for 100 years. With hosting, support, and WordPress being able to run for 100 years,…
I predict the term "blog" (web log) will become obscure and unfashionable much sooner, leaving customers with domains they don't really want anymore.
Unless some company manages to trademark the term and spends money keeping it alive.
Re: WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations
#116$38k at 1% interest = $380 per year, forever. Current US Treasury rates are > 5%, meaning > $1900 per year. What is the overlap between people who have $38k disposable, don't realize this, and also think paying $38k for a Wordpress domain lease is a good idea? I can only assume this has to be some weird publicity stunt, which is probably quite clever, because here we are talking about Wordpress.
If inflation is persistent throughout the decade it might end up as a better deal but its a long shot for a small payoff.
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#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
Almost all ‘lifetime subs’ are scams; a company has to be massive to support it and if it doesn’t work out for smaller companies, the consequences don’t matter anyway.
It is a lifetime sub! Lifetime of said company
Most companies don't have to go bust to get around lifetime subs, just release a new separate app version or service.
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#118It’s just a money grab for anyone who will fall for it. 100 years is long enough that the consequences of failure are nil. Nobody who is pushing this program will be alive to deal with any fallout. It reminds me of the subtle attitude of people making poor engineering decisions because they’ll be long gone by the time payment comes due.
Almost all ‘lifetime subs’ are scams; a company has to be massive to support it and if it doesn’t work out for smaller companies, the consequences don’t matter anyway.
It doesn't actually have to be lifetime to be well worth it, though. For services with recurring fees there's obviously a break-even point that's simple to calculate. And often you can expect that recurring fee will increase at some point, so that break-even point will often come sooner than expected.
I bought an Emby Premier subscription 8 years ago for $120. You can also pay yearly at $55 dollars. So even if it's not _actually_ a "lifetime" it's been well worth it and pays for itself in a little over two years.
Re: WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations
#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
The article is about Wordpress.com selling 100-year registrations. Their platform is whatever they call “Wordpress”. In the same way, NYT on a phone app is conceptually the same NYT as the one printed in 1923, even if almost nothing in the production pipeline is the same.
The NYT can change any of the tech they use and still be the NYT in 100 years. Wordpress is the technology, if it changes, it becomes something else. That's the difference, explained.
I'm not sure if you're being intentionally dense but predicting the future is hard and wordpress could be a package of gummy bears in 100 years. Nintendo used to sell cards or something. Yeah, wordpress is a technology but it also is a name and that name has value regardless if they technology stops working.
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#120It’s a patently obvious money grab or scam or PR attempt because there’s no way in hell Wordpress will be around in 30 years let alone a hundred.
But that got me thinking. Will the web itself be around a century from now? ICANN? HTML? HTTP? A hundred years ago there were no transatlantic flights. The television hadn’t been invented yet. What will the next hundred years bring? Kind of thought provoking really. Good weekend musings.