Whatever. Why not just go to namecheap and get a domain there? There is nothing special enough about this service to make me want to use it.
Google Domains
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#22Not on your life. Domains simply aren't complicated or expensive enough to think twice about feeding Google's consolidation and analytics game. Perhaps harsh, but come on. Domains.
Agree 1000%. Just one more way for them to connect the dots. No thanks.
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#24Hasn't Google's been a registrar for years? You could register a domain for $10 as part of signing up for Apps at least 2 or 3 years ago. I guess the new part is they're offering it standalone? Seems like a lead gen effort for AdWords/AdSense more than a serious product.
That offering was just a referral/signup for Godaddy and enom.
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#25So now my domains can be hosted by a company famed for its responsive and transparent customer service!
I would far rather deal with Google than GoDaddy or some of the other domain registrants I've dealt with. I realize some people have had poor customer service experiences with Google, but mine have always been OK. Obviously I speak as a consumer, if I were running a business depending on Google services my support needs would be more urgent and my expectations higher.
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#26google has attempted domain names previously, and it has previously sucked, very badly, 1. you could never get to a customer support, no phone number, and emails were all auto responses sending you to faq 2. there was no dedicated dashboard for domain management, billing etc this is a revamp and product consolidation and it is super late to the game, hopefully the transition for current users will be easy
The reason it was unsupported was because they were just fronting for godaddy and enom and expected that you'd get support for the domains from those registrars directly.
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#27Is there nothing Google won't compete with?
As long as they keep providing superior services, I'm personally fine with that.
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#28"No additional cost for private registration" is badly required in the industry, and glad to see Google take the lead. Also, there should be an option to 301 redirect your blogspot blog to a domain held by Google. Lots of bloggers have outgrown their .blogspot.com blogs.
Actually, namesilo offers free whois privacy.
http://www.namesilo.com/
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#29An invite only beta to an at request service? That's kinda dumb. It most certainly won't be a representative sample.
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#30Is there nothing Google won't compete with?
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