You are simply paying for a promise with no guarantees.
Cant the same be said / applied to the majority of terms of service or agreements, irrespective of industry? And while there may be no service guarantee, legally, per the ToS, it appears there is degree of a money back guarantee.
If by no guarantee, we are exploring a Gerald Cotten (QuadrigaCX) scenario where Rob runs off with all the moneys and crypto keys, forcing an epik bankruptcy, then doesn't the question turn to: is epik's market value / does epik have enough IP or AUM, to pay off any creditors, refund forever domain customers, and or any other outstanding debts?
As much as I disagree with
@Rob Monster 's Inc., there are many more shadier registrars online. Albeit, these shady registrars aren't out there (to my knowledge) copy catting the forever registration model, but even if they were, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable with such a promise if a registrar didn't have as much of an open online presence as Epik. Though, in the same regard, I'm not so sure how much I trust the promises of businesses (Dynadot included) who don't have a physical location, and opt to use a UPS storefront/mailbox instead.
Whereas GoDaddy, the offices are so big, a herd of elephants could walk right through their doors, and stage a sit in should their big asses please. Perhaps that's why (too busy navigating through such a large building) GD CEO @AmanBhutani has yet to get a grasp on how domains work, or what namePros is, and seemingly only exists as GD CEO as a grandstand cover up as an international appeal to clean up the lingering reputation damage caused by Bob Parsons, which neither former GD CEO Blake Irving or former GD CEO Steve Wagner was able to accomplish. Furthermore, (imo) it seems @AmanBhutani #1 priority is to milk or deceive the GD customer base for all its worth, while adding little to no value to GoDaddy IP, or to the open internet as a whole, to include
registrant rights.
Deceive might have been a strong word. I guess opinions may vary on GD business practices, and since other registrars over charge or milk customers, some lawyers may argue upselling/overchanrging is just how business is done, and is what keeps the lights on. Nonetheless, the company is so large they can set just about any standard they see fit, yet they appear to be too busy playing grab ass with profits, and are unable to address
expired auction renewal double standards such as ChicagoPizza.com,
as their current CEO Mr. Aman Bhutani is too self-centered while making keynote speeches, and CNBC appearances, that
he's too pompous to address questions from other registrar CEO's to better the industry in fireside chats/follow-ups.
Concluding, until proven otherwise, it's my opinion that @AmanBhutani is essentially nothing more than a glorified actor, willing and ready to drop any operational issue, at a moments notice, just to make a CNBC appearance and sell to any investor who believes in the growth of the internet, even though apparently @AmanBhutani doesn't give two shits about the growth of the internet, or providing/developing value. He seemingly only cares about (a) the godaddy stock price AND (b) the golden parachute that awaits.
@Joe Styler /
@Paul Nicks .... You guys obviously have more important things to do than defend your CEO in a meaningless forum discussion, though if time/interest permits, I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
#FireAman #HireAWoman