Google .dev domain early access
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Google .dev domain early access
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Re: Google .dev domain early access
#2How much did it cost to buy the TLD? Looks like a very good investment that will repay itself quite easily.
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#3Damn, now I have to change my hosts file, I've been using .dev for local development
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#4Would it be wise to hoard a bunch of brand name domains in hopes they become valuable?
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#5Just to make sure, you can't get multiple domains with early access, right?
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#6Damn, now I have to change my hosts file, I've been using .dev for local development
It literally happened to me yesterday, setting up a VM and aliasing it to a .dev domain for local testing. Took me an hour to figure out what was wrong =/
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#7How much did it cost to buy the TLD? Looks like a very good investment that will repay itself quite easily.
I guess the usual ~$200k.
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#8How much did it cost to buy the TLD? Looks like a very good investment that will repay itself quite easily.
>The evaluation fee is US$185,000. Applicants will be required to pay a US$5,000 deposit fee per requested application slot when registering. The deposit will be credited against the evaluation fee. Other fees may apply depending on the specific application path. See the section 1.5 of the Applicant Guidebook for details about the methods of payment, additional fees and refund schedules.
Section 2.2 https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/global-support/faqs...
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#9Besides the usual disregard decency let's HSTS preload a TLD people have been using for local development for decades...
This is terrible gatekeeping and I hope Google perishes soon. Wow. I can't get over how fucking dumb this is.
This is the mark of a corporation filled with people that thinks putting a price tag on supposedly scarce good early will deter bad actors. Clearly everyone who thought this up has way too much money in their account.
Re: Google .dev domain early access
#10Would it be wise to hoard a bunch of brand name domains in hopes they become valuable?
No, because doing so is against ICANN rules, so the maximum value of a brand domain is the cost to open an ICANN dispute.