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See? Bitching on the internet WORKS! :D | |
Now the true question for the internet, how forgiving are you? They have reversed their position but is that enough? Personally, I think that it should still continue. Their support of SOPA shows that either A, they're idiots for thinking that their support of SOPA won't bite them in the ass. Or B... no really they're just stupid and trying to cover their ass at the moment. Thinking that support for a bill that cracks the internet is bad enough, thinking that people will come back to you when say you're sorry with false PR lines about how you were trying to help craft the legislation is beyond bad, is insulting. I was going to ask what benefit they would have from supporting the bill when it dawned on me that when some sites get shut down, they would inevitably reopen under a different domain and who profits from new domains being registered? | |
GoDaddy's stance on this is evident, regardless of what they are saying now. Let them burn. | |
Just goes to show voting with your wallet works,this was an expected move . | |
Not only are they idiots, they are cowardly idiots! Hooray! | |
I don't believe them, at all. Talk is cheap, they can "say" they no longer support it all day long but obviously someone high up in the company does and is actively working to push the bill through. This is just a smoke screen of bullshit so they don't lose money, behind the scenes I'd bet they're still supporting it. | |
I'm glad to hear this. GoDaddy is forever vilified in my own mind, however. | |
It's impossible to believe there is any sincerity in this change of mind. The boycott should go ahead regardless. | |
Well what did they expect? They were supporting a bill that would have gotten a large portion of their customers shut down. If the boycott hadn't killed their business, the bill would have anyway. Everything they're saying is just PR bullshit and asskissing, obviously, but maybe now they're take their customers seriously and show a bit of respect. | |
Plenty of other hosting services around. If their allegiance is swayed as easily as politicians' then I whole-heartedly hope that they go out of business. They wont be missed if they do. | |
Ah, the "internet community" wielding the Wesley-Snipes-pimpstick over Go Daddy. Glorious. | |
The Internet evacuates and so GoDaddy vaccillates: a situation fortunate, but victory? We'll have to wait. | |
Wow, those other sites... not really sure if I can trust them either either way, the victory only forestalls their destruction, as you have left them forever...are you satisfied with the result? to be willing to destroy anything to win your ideal freedom. this does not bode well for the future. | |
Same. It's clear they still personally support SOPA yet withdrew only to save themselves from this PR nightmare and losses. I never had an opinion of GoDaddy, now I do and it's quite negative.
That video is perfection here. | |
I reckon losing a certain Jimmy Wales had something to do with it. So yeah, GoDaddy, you dun goof'd, and you can't ungoof this with a press release. Calumon: I would hate to lose a whale too. I mean they're so big I would feel really silly! :3 | |
Bullox that they tried to change things in the SOPA act, I didn't see any mention of it from anyone other then in this announcement, cover your ass? sure! lie to make it seem what you tried to do was a good thing? not cool! I will say it again as I said in the other post: Do not switch back to GoDaddy, they are still a terrible company even without supporting SOPA. | |
I don't see this as fixing anything. They already took their stance and are only backing away because they are going to be taking a big hit in the wallet. But, because they started this whole mess by stating they side with SOPA, why would people suddenly change their minds and come back to them after they did a 180? | |
Extremely glad to hear this, another corporation forced to "wise up" and look at what they're actually doing, even if it's for the wrong reasons (drop in sales). This means I don't have to move my domains and cancel my hosting plans just yet. But I don't think I'll be renewing with them if they don't work to stop SOPA and mean it. | |
I still think this is relevant. Websites and businesses everywhere will see this and think "Holy shit, if we support this, we'll lose millions". | |
OH DAMN. I am almost certain THAT would cause them to rethink. But wait there is more! Ben Huh also threatened to do the same thing! Who is he you may ask? The CEO of Cheezburger! Meaning he owns Can I has Cheezburger, MemeBase, FailBlog, and Know Your Meme! I also wonder why Google has yet to say anything on SOPA... I mean YouTube will be absolutely devastated by this bill! They probably have the highest stake in this! EDIT: Oh shit this will also destroy Paypal and... OMFG STEAM! NOOOOOOOO!!!!! | |
I'm not entirely sure if I'm understanding your question right, but assuming I am, then yea, I'd say that if this company goes under because of this it's entirely justified and a small price to pay. | |
Just words, what really matters is what they think and we all know what they would actually support. | |
Instead of joining the boycott of GoDaddy, can I join the crowd of people who didn't know and hadn't even heard of GoDaddy before? | |
huzzah! | |
Exactly. Does anyone really think this is anything other than PR spin control? | |
SOPA is China-style censorship say Google, Twitter, eBay: http://rt.com/news/internet-giants-slam-sopa-915/ | |
They still need to have a massive chunk taken out of them. They are the sleaziest business people on the web and they happen to be one of the first things the layman thinks of when talking about the internet because of those stupid ads. I don't think such a large business should necessarily burn outright, but seeing them suffer is just enough schadenfreude for me. | |
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I repeat what I have said several times on these forums: there are only two sounds a company hears and understands, the creak of your wallet opening and the slap of your wallet closing. Everything else is noise to be ignored. When a company sees its customer service center suddenly flooded with cancellations(and from MAJOR clients at that) and it's competitors handing out "Fuck that other guy" coupon codes left and right to switch, you better believe they will act quickly and decisively to change the situation. However, I think in GoDaddy's case, they may want to do some quick research into how to file for Chapter 13. In any coupe, this first people you kill are all the traitors that helped you take over(I know that's not exactly the case we have here, but a similar sort of thinking applies considering how quickly and completely GoDaddy shifted in extremes of position; that's just hard to trust, in my opinion). | |
Ah another confirmation about where anyone's stance on this whole thing relies. Money. | |
To be honest, I think that everyone should switch from GoDaddy anyway. All this situation shows is that they will say pretty much anything to say their ass, and more than likely still believe that SOPA is something to support. Keep boycotting boys, you're in the right and should continue to do so. | |
I'm thoroughly impressed by how big the hit must have been. Even Wikipedia has announced it will be shifting its GoDaddy domains over. Proud of you, internet people. | |
I already hated GoDaddy because of their ridiculously stupid commercials, this just makes happier. | |
If Reddit is right, GoDaddy also lost Imgur. Alan Schaaf, the guy who runs Imgur (MrGrim on Reddit) said they're moving their domain. | |
I felt like opening an account at GoDaddy, just so that I could cancel it. Let the fuckers burn. Oh, and a merry christmas and good will towards all... =) | |
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Go Daddy Drops SOPA Support After Boycott Threat
Well, that didn't take long, did it?
Yesterday, I reported on how Go Daddy was courting some serious nerd rage with its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Users were calling for a mass emigration away from the domain name registrar, competitors were offering discounts to transfer domains away from Go Daddy, and just about everyone was dumbfounded that any Web company could openly support a piece of legislation that will break the internet. Go Daddy, realizing what PR disaster it had on its hands, has suddenly reversed its position and is no longer supporting SOPA.
When the online revolt began, Go Daddy was unwilling to change its stance. In a statement sent to Ars Technica, the company dismissed the planned boycott: "Go Daddy has received some emails that appear to stem from the boycott prompt, but we have not seen any impact to our business."
Surprise, surprise: This response only pissed people off further. Apparently people haven't been waiting until December 29th to start moving their domains away from the company, including celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, who tweeted to his millions of followers that he was joining the Go Daddy boycott.
Go Daddy has now done a complete 180-degree turn on its stance. In a follow-up statement to Ars Technica, newly appointed Go Daddy CEO stated, "Fighting online piracy is of the utmost importance, which is why Go Daddy has been working to help craft revisions to this legislation -- but we can clearly do better. It's very important that all Internet stakeholders work together on this. Getting it right is worth the wait. Go Daddy will support it when and if the Internet community supports it."
Go Daddy is also now claiming that, during SOPA negotiations, the company "fought to express concerns of the entire Internet community to improve the bill." Now, though, the company is admitting that SOPA's authors didn't address the concerns of internet users and engineers.
"In changing its position, Go Daddy remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet," the company said. This was followed by frantic promises that it had changed its ways, Baby, and that if you come back things will be different from now on. For real.
In all seriousness, this is a major triumph for SOPA opponents. Go Daddy clearly didn't think much of the Web revolt that was taking place and you people forced them to change their stance in less than 24 hours by hitting them where it counts: Their wallet.
Good job, everyone.
Source: Ars Technica
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