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Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by sunchild »

int3rnaut wrote: post #59

I can't believe all the hate going on. They publicly admitted they were wrong and changed their stance. I don't care if you are a gigantic corporation or not, that takes guts and I can at least respect that. There's no doubt they did it to stop the bleeding, but they still did it. And that's what we want right? For SOPA to lose traction, and for it not to pass. Yet it seems like this has almost become a dump on godad…

If someone kicks your dog, and then apologizes, it doesn't change the fact that they're an asshole.

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Post by skore »

jrockway wrote: post #151
benburleson wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is the simple rule of life. If you ever wonder why someone/company is doing what they do, follow the money.

Why does Google work on self-driving cars and cancer diagnostics?

I think at least self-driving cars could be explained with: Reducing the cost on acquiring StreetView data.

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by a_a_r_o_n »

This is great, and obviously from pressure. I suspect thought that it wasn't the hundreds of relatively unknown sites that turned it around. I'd bet it was Wikipedia. At some point even GoDaddy had to realize that this looks really, really bad.

Thanks Wikipedia. (and I hope they continue the switch anyway)

http://twitter.com/#!/jimmy_wales/status/150287579642740736

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3387071

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by nitrogen »

mavrc wrote: post #61
drx wrote: post #3

> In changing its position, Go Daddy remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet. In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its reversal on SOPA though, Jones has removed blog postings that had outlined areas of the bill Go Daddy did support. > "Go Daddy has always fought to preserve the intellectual property rights of third parties, and will continue to do so in the future,…

> In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its reversal on SOPA though, Jones has removed blog postings that had outlined areas of the bill Go Daddy did support. Somebody read 1984 and rooted for Big Brother.

You'd be surprised how willing most people are to just rewrite or delete history as it suits them.

I've heard of guys whose ex-girlfriends tore out and destroyed pages of their diaries related to the guy when they broke up.

People delete their half of conversations on forums, Facebook, etc. when they get proven wrong, so it looks like the other party was just talking to themselves.

Someone once asked me to help them remove someone from a photo (not a family photo, a documentary photo of a community activity). "Why?" "Because he was being annoying!" "But this photo could be printed in the paper. He was there. You can't just rewrite history like that!" "It's my photo! If you won't help me, I'll get someone else to do it."

Rewriting history is the norm. Most people haven't read 1984, and I suspect that many that do, don't get it.

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by draggnar »

sounds wrote: post #36
drx wrote: post #3

> In changing its position, Go Daddy remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet. In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its reversal on SOPA though, Jones has removed blog postings that had outlined areas of the bill Go Daddy did support. > "Go Daddy has always fought to preserve the intellectual property rights of third parties, and will continue to do so in the future,…

This is hilarious! More translations that might make your day: > In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its reversal on SOPA though, Jones has removed blog postings that had outlined areas of the bill Go Daddy did support. Translation: we said some pretty stupid things yesterday. > Go Daddy ... worked with federal lawmakers for months ... legislation first introduced some three years ago ... entire Internet co…

Here's another from last night:

> Go Daddy has received some emails that appear to stem from the boycott prompt, but we have not seen any impact to our business. We understand there are many differing opinions on the SOPA regulations

Translation: Screw you guys, wait, what did you say Jimmy Wales?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/godaddy-face...

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/godaddy-face...

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by brudgers »

RobPfeifer wrote: post #130
RexRollman wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are simply NOT trustworthy.

I've met the CEO a couple of times, and I'd say he basically brags about exploitative they are. Have to say I'm shocked at how many tech savvy people use them. Didn't realize how convincing Danica Patrick is I guess.

I don't know how tech saavy I am, but I continue to use them because they provide low cost Windows based hosting which is relatively easy to use. Every time I look for an alternative, a comparable level of services is significantly more expensive at other providers. I wish it weren't the case, but it is.
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