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Go Daddy Usurps Network Solutions

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-a-whole-lotta-dns dept.

miller60 writes "Go Daddy has passed Network Solutions as the top domain registrar, and now manages more than 6.8 million domains. This marks the first time that any registrar other than Network Solutions has held the top spot. The change is no surprise, given the growth trends and pricing for the two providers ($8.95 for Go Daddy, $34.99 for Network Solutions), but its controversial Super Bowl ads no doubt helped put Go Daddy over the top."

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  1. Re:Surpasses != Usurps by AveryT · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    My native tongue is English, and you should learn to read a dictionary before shooting your mouth off.

    m-w.com gives "to take possession of without legal claim" as the translation of the Latin verb usurpare, not as the definition of the English verb usurp, which it defines as:

    1 a : to seize and hold in possession by force or without right
    b : to take or make use of without right
    2 : to take the place of by or as if by force : SUPPLANT

    Usurp is used perhaps semi-metaphorically but perfectly correctly in this case. Ever hear of "crushing the competition"? That doesn't mean literally crushing it.

    Learn MY language!