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Ask HN: Why are all the domain names taken?

2 points| itsmefaz | 3 years ago

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uberman|3 years ago

I'm guessing because squatting/parking is relatively inexpensive.

josephcsible|3 years ago

Because rent-seeking companies can sit on a bunch of unused domains for next to nothing, and then charge thousands to sell them to people who actually have uses for them.

pestatije|3 years ago

I didn't know that. Do you have a link?