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Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

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Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

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I'll believe they "OPPOSE" SOPA when I see a commercial during SportsCenter with Danica Patrick talking about the evils of internet censorship and telling us to contact our Congresspeople.

A couple minor edits to GoDaddy's first superbowl commercial and it could be repurposed as GoDaddy vs internet censorship instead of the original GoDaddy vs broadcast censorship.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DQS8mqBYOM

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

#23
So what would you do if you were Godaddy? I say it would have to come from Daddy himself. He would have to say something to the effect of: Obviously we have mistepped here and we are taking it as a wake-up call. We are here because of our customers and in the future we will do all we can to listen to them and defend their interests and rights. Later actually do that.

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

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post #23

So what would you do if you were Godaddy? I say it would have to come from Daddy himself. He would have to say something to the effect of: Obviously we have mistepped here and we are taking it as a wake-up call. We are here because of our customers and in the future we will do all we can to listen to them and defend their interests and rights. Later actually do that.

I don't see Bob Parsons doing that, at least not with any sort of sincerity.

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

#25
Regardless of their SOPA stance, Godaddy needs to die. They have the Worst UI ever, the CEO is a piece of excrement, their logo so god-damned stupid (If I were an employee I'd be embarrassed to wear a shirt with that POS on it), and their adverts remind me of 1990's "going out of business" furniture ads. It's time for us to flush the waste out of the system.

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

#26
"Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority..."

If your customers had been your highest priority, you wouldn't be in this mess. I promise you that. How many of your customers asked you to draft and support a legislation which risks permanently damaging the Internet as we know it?

GoDaddy has served media-companies and politicians, and not their customers. And based on their weak "opposition", they are far from changing that today.

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

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post #26

"Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority..." If your customers had been your highest priority, you wouldn't be in this mess. I promise you that. How many of your customers asked you to draft and support a legislation which risks permanently damaging the Internet as we know it? GoDaddy has served media-companies and politicians, and not their customers. And based on their…

>GoDaddy has served media-companies and politicians, and not their customers.

I don't understand this claim. Since the beginning of this whole fiasco, I've wondered exactly how SOPA would in any way benefit GoDaddy. But do you seriously believe their support of SOPA is from some special relationship with the recording industry? I don't see why that would be the case.

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

#29
If we really wanted to hurt SOPA we would continue transferring domains to make an example of the company. I will check my domains by Monday and transfer any I have with go daddy.

I'd reconsider if they used their Superbowl ad to oppose sopa based on its ridiculousness and explain why it is so bad for America and the world.

Re: Godaddy No Longer Just Doesn’t Support But Actually “Opposes” SOPA

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post #26

"Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority..." If your customers had been your highest priority, you wouldn't be in this mess. I promise you that. How many of your customers asked you to draft and support a legislation which risks permanently damaging the Internet as we know it? GoDaddy has served media-companies and politicians, and not their customers. And based on their…

>GoDaddy has served media-companies and politicians, and not their customers. I don't understand this claim. Since the beginning of this whole fiasco, I've wondered exactly how SOPA would in any way benefit GoDaddy. But do you seriously believe their support of SOPA is from some special relationship with the recording industry? I don't see why that would be the case.

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