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rowan · 06-23-2016, 08:36 PM

Just renewed some COMs and NETs at a couple of registrars, and noticed both are charging about 20-25% more for the NET.

When did NET stop being the little bastard middle child, and attempt to break out?

Is there a reason that NET is suddenly more "valuable" or is the parent registry just trying to make a bit more $ as a fuck you during its initial death throes?

Sunny Day · 06-23-2016, 08:42 PM

Last year I wanted a specific name, but .com was taken and I knew no way could I afford to buy the .com. So I settled for .net
Domain registers have figured out there's a lot of webmasters out there will settle for .net to get the name before the dot

TheDynasty · 06-23-2016, 08:44 PM

Noticed this the other day when I renewed .net on namecheap

rowan · 06-23-2016, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunny Day

Last year I wanted a specific name, but .com was taken and I knew no way could I afford to buy the .com. So I settled for .net
Domain registers have figured out there's a lot of webmasters out there will settle for .net to get the name before the dot

That sounds plausible.

Most of the .nets that I have are because I just needed a cheap domain, eg for name servers or HTTP content serving, rather than for a website needing strong branding or a memorable URL. Bet there's a lot of those too.

06-23-2016, 08:36 PM	#1
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Did I miss something? When did .net become more expensive than .com? Just renewed some COMs and NETs at a couple of registrars, and noticed both are charging about 20-25% more for the NET. When did NET stop being the little bastard middle child, and attempt to break out? Is there a reason that NET is suddenly more "valuable" or is the parent registry just trying to make a bit more $ as a fuck you during its initial death throes?

06-23-2016, 08:42 PM	#2
Sunny Day Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,406	.net Last year I wanted a specific name, but .com was taken and I knew no way could I afford to buy the .com. So I settled for .net Domain registers have figured out there's a lot of webmasters out there will settle for .net to get the name before the dot

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TheDynasty See Signature Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: noneya Posts: 5,882	Noticed this the other day when I renewed .net on namecheap __________________ Try out WP-SCRIPT The Best Tube Script