Google Domains sold to Square Space

Google Domains sold to Square Space

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HiAsAKite

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2,407 posts

253 months

Wednesday 16th August 2023
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As a user of Google domains for our domains - just received an e-mail this morning that Google Domains (and all the associated domain registrations) are being sold to square space.

Doesn't feel great to me, as squarespace appear significantly more expensive than google for many domains (eg .com, .co.uk etc)

Anyone else effected/have thoughts?


https://support.google.com/domains/answer/13689670...

Edited by HiAsAKite on Wednesday 16th August 10:09

davek_964

9,169 posts

181 months

Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Yeah, I got the same yesterday.

I only really use mine for email forwarding - but I have the same suspicion as you, that prices are going to jump. If that happens, I'll probably change all my email addresses and bin domains at renewal.

Bikerjon

2,211 posts

167 months

Wednesday 16th August 2023
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It doesn't feel great to me either. As much as I like and use many Google products, I've grown tired of the continual changes and the upheaval that arises from it. Recently migrated a domain over to Google purely for the email forwarding function so I hope that option stays, but somehow I doubt it.

I use iCloud and Cloudflare for other domains so will probably just transfer over to one of them.

Brother D

3,912 posts

182 months

Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Move over to Cloudflare - I think it's about the cheapest out there and they are soild company

davek_964

9,169 posts

181 months

Wednesday 16th August 2023
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If I understand the Cloudflare site, they'd host my domain for free and provide email forwarding for free. I must have misunderstood that...

maccboy

660 posts

144 months

Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Brother D said:
Move over to Cloudflare - I think it's about the cheapest out there and they are soild company
A soiled company doesn't sit well with me....