Register.com was using this guy's property for it's indended purpose without his permission. It's more like once you buy your house, the realtor uses it as a vacation rental for FOUR MONTHS for their own profit, making you live elsewhere, paying your new mortgage with no new house.
"Several Months" makes a huge difference. Same as I said before - if you bought a house and the mortgage closed, but your realtor decided to use it as a vacation rental for a few months before "letting" you move in - you'd have a pretty good case.
I agree with you completely, except that it *is* a money grab. Making money off of people's ignorance is a money grab, whether they know they are being taken or not. People scam the elderly all the time - is it the elderly's fault because they are ignorant and they deserve what they get? Boo, hiss.
People should become as educated as they can before making any decisions. If someone makes a decision that involves choosing a poor domain registrar, well, sucks to be them for overpaying. Overcharging is not wrong (yay capitalism!) but making money off of their ignorance via using property sold to them is indeed wrong.
Doteasy.com - $25 for a year's hosting, registration, and web-based email. I'd consider myself smarter than average, but I'd consider this service easier than average.
All the free advertising about the "$5 off." For my $25, with doteasy.com, I get hosted email, registration, and hosting - certainly not the choice of most/.ers but still a better deal.
Consumers - $5 off of a bad deal
Lawyers - $642,500
Register.com - Free advertising for their new lower rate
Natalie Portman - Priceless.
There *are* a lot of frivolous lawsuits in our country. I personally spilled hot coffee on myself and received a second-degree burn. (Actually, my dog did it, but she doesn't have any assets, but bwahhahaha, since I won in small claims court, all of her future wages will be garnished!)
But what about the lawsuit for people who are unable to stop stuffing their faces with fast food? Should they get compensation for their lack of self control? I think not. Many, many lawsuits in this country are won because the legal system is shot to hell. A friend of mine lost his kids for two months because the Child Proective Services believed his wife's blatant lie that he was an "immediate danger" to her and his kids - when she was the one with the felony assault.
I agree with above poster that we have way too many stupid warning signs in this country as a result of frivolous lawsuits. I have seen several candy bars that say, This product produced on machinary that may be used to process products that contain nuts. WTF?
However, I do believe that good can come from some "stupid" lawsuits, as I myself have scalded my tongue or slightly burnt a finger or leg on fast food coffee. And for other posters - 200 degrees is rediculous. Starbucks makes my latte at 170 to 175 and that is perfect. Things that you consume, by definition, should not cause you immediate physical harm in their properly prepared form. That's retarded.
Yes! You are paying for a service, and they are making money off of it. It is as though you bought a new Jetta GLX, and before turning over the keys, the dealer rented it to other people for a couple of days. It is not at all like a shirt that you purchase. You are *wearing* it - that's it's intended use. Now, if Nike showed up and used or rented out your shirt AFTER selling it to you and without warning, wouldn't you be a touch peeved? What if you ordered a new W/D from Sears, and they lent it to a Laundromat for a few days before shipping it out? That's the same thing - branded apparel and cars are not. Register.com used something they already sold for it's indended use.
Second, their "advertising" is obnoxious. You can barely get it closed once it opens. Several times, I have registered a domain to provide myself with an email address, and delayed putting up a webpage. That would have meant that all of my curious friends would have been subjected to a pop* barrage. Boo!
I personally use doteasy.com - I know it's probably not the right service for the techno-savvy types here, but for $25, I get registration and an easy to use web based email system and hosting as well. Plus, the coming soon page is there, but not obnoxious.
Finally, yes, you should get a part of all revenues received when using your property to solicit said revenues. Would you let, for example, your realtor use your new house for a garage sale before you moved in? What about a vacation rental? Just because you haven't "moved in" doesn't mean that the property isn't *yours*. Google has a program in place already where they provide advertising for your page and you receive a portion of the revenues. What would be so hard about allowing someone to opt-in on something similar at registration?
Finally (really this time), if I was cruising for a friend's recently mentioned domain and saw all that crap, you can be assured I would *never* use the same service. Such business practices are bad karma and suicide.
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I couldn't look away. Tres bien. Bravo.
Register.com was using this guy's property for it's indended purpose without his permission. It's more like once you buy your house, the realtor uses it as a vacation rental for FOUR MONTHS for their own profit, making you live elsewhere, paying your new mortgage with no new house.
Good rebuttal.
"Several Months" makes a huge difference. Same as I said before - if you bought a house and the mortgage closed, but your realtor decided to use it as a vacation rental for a few months before "letting" you move in - you'd have a pretty good case.
I agree with you completely, except that it *is* a money grab. Making money off of people's ignorance is a money grab, whether they know they are being taken or not. People scam the elderly all the time - is it the elderly's fault because they are ignorant and they deserve what they get? Boo, hiss.
People should become as educated as they can before making any decisions. If someone makes a decision that involves choosing a poor domain registrar, well, sucks to be them for overpaying. Overcharging is not wrong (yay capitalism!) but making money off of their ignorance via using property sold to them is indeed wrong.
Doteasy.com - $25 for a year's hosting, registration, and web-based email. I'd consider myself smarter than average, but I'd consider this service easier than average.
...is like f*ing for chastity.
All the free advertising about the "$5 off." For my $25, with doteasy.com, I get hosted email, registration, and hosting - certainly not the choice of most /.ers but still a better deal.
Consumers - $5 off of a bad deal
Lawyers - $642,500
Register.com - Free advertising for their new lower rate
Natalie Portman - Priceless.
There *are* a lot of frivolous lawsuits in our country. I personally spilled hot coffee on myself and received a second-degree burn. (Actually, my dog did it, but she doesn't have any assets, but bwahhahaha, since I won in small claims court, all of her future wages will be garnished!)
But what about the lawsuit for people who are unable to stop stuffing their faces with fast food? Should they get compensation for their lack of self control? I think not. Many, many lawsuits in this country are won because the legal system is shot to hell. A friend of mine lost his kids for two months because the Child Proective Services believed his wife's blatant lie that he was an "immediate danger" to her and his kids - when she was the one with the felony assault.
I agree with above poster that we have way too many stupid warning signs in this country as a result of frivolous lawsuits. I have seen several candy bars that say, This product produced on machinary that may be used to process products that contain nuts. WTF?
However, I do believe that good can come from some "stupid" lawsuits, as I myself have scalded my tongue or slightly burnt a finger or leg on fast food coffee. And for other posters - 200 degrees is rediculous. Starbucks makes my latte at 170 to 175 and that is perfect. Things that you consume, by definition, should not cause you immediate physical harm in their properly prepared form. That's retarded.
Yes! You are paying for a service, and they are making money off of it. It is as though you bought a new Jetta GLX, and before turning over the keys, the dealer rented it to other people for a couple of days. It is not at all like a shirt that you purchase. You are *wearing* it - that's it's intended use. Now, if Nike showed up and used or rented out your shirt AFTER selling it to you and without warning, wouldn't you be a touch peeved? What if you ordered a new W/D from Sears, and they lent it to a Laundromat for a few days before shipping it out? That's the same thing - branded apparel and cars are not. Register.com used something they already sold for it's indended use.
Second, their "advertising" is obnoxious. You can barely get it closed once it opens. Several times, I have registered a domain to provide myself with an email address, and delayed putting up a webpage. That would have meant that all of my curious friends would have been subjected to a pop* barrage. Boo!
I personally use doteasy.com - I know it's probably not the right service for the techno-savvy types here, but for $25, I get registration and an easy to use web based email system and hosting as well. Plus, the coming soon page is there, but not obnoxious.
Finally, yes, you should get a part of all revenues received when using your property to solicit said revenues. Would you let, for example, your realtor use your new house for a garage sale before you moved in? What about a vacation rental? Just because you haven't "moved in" doesn't mean that the property isn't *yours*. Google has a program in place already where they provide advertising for your page and you receive a portion of the revenues. What would be so hard about allowing someone to opt-in on something similar at registration?
Finally (really this time), if I was cruising for a friend's recently mentioned domain and saw all that crap, you can be assured I would *never* use the same service. Such business practices are bad karma and suicide.