Godaddy.com is up for auction!! - Page 3

HC82 · 09-16-2010, 06:10 AM

I hope G buys it. They'll speed up the website and get rid of all of the crap upsells.

defaultuser · 09-16-2010, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by johname

Parson on the sale:

Parsons said he wouldn't comment on what he called a rumor.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/676624-godaddy-com-is-up-for-auction.html
...
He also said the company, of which he is the majority shareholder, is worth "well in excess of a $1 billion."

Glad to hear he's not commenting... just giving a baseline valuation.

Can we see how it ends in their uncensored video online? Perhaps on their Godaddy.TV site.. juss fer a laff.

RJ · 09-17-2010, 05:38 PM

Any company is for sale if the price is right. GoDaddy made no secret of that when they were attempting to go public a couple of years ago. That is when everyone got to have a look inside the books to see they were operating at a loss.

Bob Parsons has done well to insure GoDaddy is an important company by building the biggest share of the domain registrations and hosting market. As a fortune cookie would say... "there is a big payday in his future!"

RJ · 09-17-2010, 05:48 PM

Google or Amazon are two companies that would really put an interesting spin on GoDaddy were they to buy it out. In both cases I expect they would rebrand the company to the mothership (i.e: Google Domains / Amazon Domain Services) and attempt to infuse their corporate culture into it.

Cisco, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM...

Why not WAL-MART? They've done stranger things than sell web hosting.

*Archangel* · 09-17-2010, 07:02 PM

Something about that thought scares me lol

Originally Posted by RJ

Why not WAL-MART? They've done stranger things than sell web hosting.

***iowadawg*** · 09-17-2010, 07:08 PM

Think about it.
Wal Mart.
No need to go online, just stop by your local wally world and purchase all the domains you want, hosting, etc...
And all at our every day low pricing!

*Archangel* · 09-17-2010, 07:32 PM

Say, that's not a bad thought. You can put bread, cigs and a long-tail .com in the same shopping cart.

Originally Posted by iowadawg

Think about it.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=676624
Wal Mart.
No need to go online, just stop by your local wally world and purchase all the domains you want, hosting, etc...
And all at our every day low pricing!

***iowadawg*** · 09-17-2010, 07:36 PM

Better yet, maybe wally world would have domains on auction.
So many per store.

And those that don't sell at auction?
They drop into a clearance bin....

Hahahahaha...oh the possibilities if wally world bought godaddy.

*Archangel* · 09-17-2010, 08:02 PM

"I'll take a pack of Camel, a Slim Jim and WowWhattaTerribleDomain.biz. And a Snickers bar." It'd be fun lol

Originally Posted by iowadawg

And those that don't sell at auction?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=676624
They drop into a clearance bin....

defaultuser · 09-17-2010, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by RJ

Any company is for sale if the price is right. GoDaddy made no secret of that when they were attempting to go public a couple of years ago. That is when everyone got to have a look inside the books to see they were operating at a loss.

I'll start the bidding at $5 for Namepros.com, and I'll throw in a slim jim and snickers to keep some continuity to the thread.

zoomactive.com · 09-18-2010, 12:34 AM

Ill bid $20 bill for NamePros.com lol

sdsinc · 09-18-2010, 06:37 AM

NP sales thread in 2011:

Taking offers on ishouldhavethoughttwice.com.
Domain registered at wal-martdomains.com.

liquidcherry · 09-18-2010, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by RJ

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=676624
Why not WAL-MART? They've done stranger things than sell web hosting.

I am on the Floor and "Roll Back" laughing :-)

Cheers

Liquid

09-17-2010, 05:38 PM	#53 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	Any company is for sale if the price is right. GoDaddy made no secret of that when they were attempting to go public a couple of years ago. That is when everyone got to have a look inside the books to see they were operating at a loss. Bob Parsons has done well to insure GoDaddy is an important company by building the biggest share of the domain registrations and hosting market. As a fortune cookie would say... "there is a big payday in his future!" __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

09-17-2010, 05:48 PM	#54 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	Google or Amazon are two companies that would really put an interesting spin on GoDaddy were they to buy it out. In both cases I expect they would rebrand the company to the mothership (i.e: Google Domains / Amazon Domain Services) and attempt to infuse their corporate culture into it. Cisco, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM... Why not WAL-MART? They've done stranger things than sell web hosting. __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

09-17-2010, 07:08 PM	#56 (permalink)
*iowadawg* Business Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Not in Texas Posts: 2,400 Follow @iowadawg	Think about it. Wal Mart. No need to go online, just stop by your local wally world and purchase all the domains you want, hosting, etc... And all at our every day low pricing! __________________ Random Ramblings from IowaDawg \| The General Blogger

09-17-2010, 07:36 PM	#58 (permalink)
*iowadawg* Business Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Not in Texas Posts: 2,400 Follow @iowadawg	Better yet, maybe wally world would have domains on auction. So many per store. And those that don't sell at auction? They drop into a clearance bin.... Hahahahaha...oh the possibilities if wally world bought godaddy. __________________ Random Ramblings from IowaDawg \| The General Blogger

09-18-2010, 12:34 AM	#61 (permalink)
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09-16-2010, 06:10 AM	#51 (permalink)
HC82 NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 112	I hope G buys it. They'll speed up the website and get rid of all of the crap upsells.

09-18-2010, 06:37 AM	#62 (permalink)
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