top | item 32552312 Ask HN: Why are all the domain names taken? 2 points| itsmefaz | 3 years ago 3 comments order hn newest 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?
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.
uberman|3 years ago
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pestatije|3 years ago