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kevinmrose | 3 years ago | on: Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850

GoDaddy never did this to me, I used to own a single keyword domain name which would definitely be considered "premium" and never paid more than ~$10 in renewal fees per year. GoDaddy has plenty of problems, but they never shook me down on domain renewals. I wouldn't expect it from Google, but I guess I'm just naive.

kevinmrose | 3 years ago | on: Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850

This is pretty disgusting on Google's part if true. It sounds like they're only letting people rent domains then acting like a landlord who increases rent to match "market rates" when you renew the lease. Hopefully this is some sort of error, but somehow I doubt it.

kevinmrose | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Should Google be concerned with ChatGPT

I don't think so. Google makes most of it's money on ad revenue generated from searches that are mostly commercial in nature. While ChatGPT could be a lot more useful for informational queries, in most cases I don't see it being practical for evaluating the value or quality of good and services, but maybe I'm missing something.
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