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minus-squareBriongloid@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoI’m still amazed that they decided to do this, given how involved they are with this type of thing. I had already moved to porkbun, but Google Sites was such an easy way to make a simple webpage with a domain.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIf we are more scrutiny of vertically oriented monopolies, it may not be worth it to Google owning a registrar along with its search business. It is a lot easier divesting the registrar.
I’m still amazed that they decided to do this, given how involved they are with this type of thing.
I had already moved to porkbun, but Google Sites was such an easy way to make a simple webpage with a domain.
If we are more scrutiny of vertically oriented monopolies, it may not be worth it to Google owning a registrar along with its search business.
It is a lot easier divesting the registrar.