As far as I'm concerned a domain is a domain is a domain. Give me a) pricing; b) security; c) customer service that answers the phone and knows the answers; and, d) an efficient user interface.
All of the above a-d can be offered by any registrar. It's not a matter of genius or scarce resources. It's a matter of commitment and intelligent business model. (You can't just sell domains any more.)
So, do we care whether GoDaddy goes IPO or not? No I.
Does Bob Parsons enjoy free publicity about his domain registration (and other services) company?
Probably? Any question or doubt?
So, why should we bother to afford Bob any further free mentions about his company? Just how important is the issue of whether GD goes through with an IPO to any one of us? We don't hold any stock options. Chances are we won't be buying shares unless we're fan-atics of this pitchman. (He is good, isn't he, at pitching and self-promotion? But is that what anyone is buying if they buy shares of a domain registration and hosting company? I don't think so. I think it's about customer satisfaction and "pitch" is often a leading indicator of "sales, not satisfaction" - at least in this consumer's mind.)
Well, you take the good with the bad when living in the public eye. It's the nature of the life. GD "not profitable"? Did I read that right? Has that been substantiated by other sources?
It must be those SuperBowl ads are eating into GD's P & L sheet.
GoDaddy, which sells Internet registration names, hasn't been profitable since launching in 1997
Wow how could they not be profitable? Maybe it really is the unneeded superbowl spending.
Is GoDaddy the #1 Registar? I notice they have higher Alexa ranking than Network solutions and Moniker.
I heard about the IPO and was interested in buying it but I had no idea they were not profitable.
