I actually think they should acquire a carrier like tmobile... They always say they want to control "the entire customer experience from hardware to software".
I like google +, I really do, but look at your google + feed, then look at your facebook feed. They are both vying for the time. Its clear as to who is winning that war.
Build a better product then advertise that. The problem is everyone is trying to build the iphone and they think that advertising is going to bring market share.
Now they get back to me and are going to Charge me $80 more for squatting on the domain?
Here is the exact text from godaddy.
According to a whois lookup at the registry, the domain name [domainname] expired on 8/10/2012 and was held in a short grace period to allow the registrant to renew. Given that the domain was not renewed in a timely fashion, the domain has now entered a 30 day 'Redemption Period'. During this period the registered owner may renew the domain by paying a redemption fee.
The Redemption Period is the 42 day time line available to domain owners to renew a domain after the expiration date. From Day 19 and on the domain registrant can renew with a Redemption fee. When your domain is in Redemption Status it has passed the expiration date, but has been reserved for an extended time frame for the domain owner on behalf of the domain registrar. A Redemption Fee is an $80.00 fee that must be paid to renew domains that have been expired for 19 days or longer. The Redemption Fee is initially paid by the Registrar to extend the registration and prevent the domain from being backordered or going onto the market.
The main difference regarding today's "Social Sites" is they have money in the bank earned from advertising, etc. (Zynga over $1 billion, twitter over $600 million, facebook making over $1 billion per quarter, etc).
Steve Jobs said it best. They just don't have any taste and in a world where people will pay a premium where taste has been considered when products are being developed (apple, tesla, etc), companies like MS will be left in the dust.
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