Google .dev domain early access • Hacker News Board

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by lazyjones » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:13 PM UTC

unilynx wrote: post #22

120KB of javascript and still the accordion doesn't open on OSX Safari.

Also, the navigation and some other parts aren't usable with ad blocker enabled, since there are no non-JS links/anchors. Embarrassing for an entity that once tried to position itself as a supporter of usability and user-friendly web pages.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by stingraycharles » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:14 PM UTC

chinathrow wrote: post #108

I hope they fail. Google forced me to migrate my local .dev domains to .devo because Chrome refused to connect to my localy configured domain names via /etc/hosts.

Isn't this just as silly as wishing Cloudflare's public DNS fails because you were using 1.1.1.1 as a development IP ?

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by komali2 » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:14 PM UTC

kabwj wrote: post #94

sschueller wrote: post #15

How long until Google will start removing domains that don't fit their "values"?

What if they remove domains owned by open source projects that refuse to implement a CoC? I don’t think they will, but buying a domain from a company that’s so involved in politics doesn’t seem wise.

Then you yell a lot on the internet and find out if you're on the good side of the cultural Zeitgeist.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by catern » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:15 PM UTC

This "early-access" price which decreases over time is an approximation of a Dutch auction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_auction

Dutch auctions are incentive-compatible - they allocate the resource to the person that gains the highest utility for having it. Maybe Google got some of the people working on ads auctions to design this pricing structure.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by ajmurmann » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:19 PM UTC

hayksaakian wrote: post #105

jasonbarone wrote: post #93

Does anyone know how the “premium” renewal prices are set and governed? I’m going through this right now with .app domains (also owned by Google). Apparently domains categorized as “premium” have a much higher yearly pricing, and how it’s priced is not specified anywhere on the registry website. I called a few registrars and they said that the premium pricing is set by the registry. What’s concerning is that the regi…

You could try transferring your domain to another registrar if you feel like you're getting gouged

I think the pricing is up to the registry and not the registrar. There is only one registry per TLD.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by tedmiston » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:19 PM UTC

shereadsthenews wrote: post #104

What will you build on .dev? A site so broken that it still has a horizontal scrollbar no matter how wide the browser window.

It renders without a horizontal scroll bar on my iPad 6g in either orientation

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by demarq » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:22 PM UTC

Google is such a big company, I find it bizarre they are trying to make money in this way.

It would be interesting to know what they make at the end of the pre-sale.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by ocdtrekkie » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:22 PM UTC

pexaizix wrote: post #47

bhartzer wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly I don’t think it’s a cash grab for icann. There are plenty of registries that are making plenty of money, as well as domain owners selling the domains in the aftermarket. The reason the new tlds were needed is the lack of options for buying a new domain. I know plenty of smaller biz and startups who couldn’t get the dot com they wanted and ended up choosing a really good keyword rich new tld.

To me potato.app is as sketchy and shitty as getpotato.com. They simply say "I wanted to buy potato.com but I couldn't"

Is steampowered.com sketchy? Even incredibly large companies often can't get the domains they want because they were bought twenty years ago by some Joe Schmo.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by towb » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:23 PM UTC

jasonbarone wrote: post #93

Does anyone know how the “premium” renewal prices are set and governed? I’m going through this right now with .app domains (also owned by Google). Apparently domains categorized as “premium” have a much higher yearly pricing, and how it’s priced is not specified anywhere on the registry website. I called a few registrars and they said that the premium pricing is set by the registry. What’s concerning is that the regi…

On my so far unused premium .app it is the same as the initial price but who knows what happens if I put something successful on it.

Re: Google .dev domain early access

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Post by tedmiston » Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 4:23 PM UTC

catern wrote: post #114

This "early-access" price which decreases over time is an approximation of a Dutch auction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_auction Dutch auctions are incentive-compatible - they allocate the resource to the person that gains the highest utility for having it. Maybe Google got some of the people working on ads auctions to design this pricing structure.

Or companies that value the $100-10k for the early registration fee so little that it's a drop in the bucket compared to individuals.

I'd like to have a very short domain personally but it's hard to anticipate what the demand will be like here.