Why GoDaddy (still) sucks

Recently GoDaddy changed its position on SOPA, this is indeed good news, but it doesn't change the fact that they did support it. This last move is just a (desperate) attempt to limit the damage of an ongoing boycott. Also, even if we were to disregard these latest disputes, GoDaddy has a long history of bad practices and controversies.

I completely agree with dmethvin's comment from hackernews:

I've seen Bob Parsons lording over an elephant's carcass as if his contrived conquest of nature by a man with superior force and unlimited money was an incredible accomplishment. I don't care if elephants are a pest in Zimbabwe, his glee over killing such a majestic animal seems out of place. If he wants to kill something, he's welcome to come to some wildlife areas here in Maryland and cull the deer population when we have annual bow hunting season.

I've passively suffered through Godaddy's blatantly sexist use of women to sell the company's services. There is no other company that I do business with that runs this kind of advertising. Imagine the kind of hellstorm one of the Y Combinator sites would endure if they decided that a Godaddy-ish marketing plan was right for them as well.

I've fought my way through the Godaddy site each time I've wanted to register or renew a domain, once even confused to the point where I've had to call their support line to make my way to something that should be obvious to find. I'm tired of breathless upsells, scary threats about needing things I don't need, and a ten-step process that attempts to push their lame-ass additional products.

For me, Godaddy's SOPA support was just the last straw, the one that finally made me get up off my ass and do something about paying money to a company whose morals and practices I despise. Think about those other issues before you give Godaddy a pass for its SOPA reposition.

Why GoDaddy (still) sucks

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