ICYMI: After that .zip brouhaha, Google Domains is shutting down and will be sold off to Squarespace
Squarespace said it will honor the renewal prices previously set by Google Domains for all existing customers for 12 months, while Google works to wind down its domain name registrar unit. Folks will be offered new features and tools to persuade them to stick with Squarespace as the company takes over.
Squarespace is also set to become the exclusive domains provider for those buying a new domain via Google Workspace, a software hub supporting collaborative and productivity tools for workers. The deal is reportedly worth $180 million, according to Bloomberg, and includes the transfer of approximately ten million domain names to Squarespace. The company hopes to close the acquisition in the third quarter of 2023, if it's approved by trade regulators without any issues.
"We are exceptionally proud to be chosen to serve the customers of the Google Domains business," Anthony Casalena, Founder & CEO of Squarespace, added."Domains are a critical part of web infrastructure and an essential piece of every business's online presence. We look forward to serving these new customers as we have served millions using our domain products and are committed to ensuring a seamless transition.
Google began registering domain names in 2005, and officially launched Google Domains a decade later, offering customers services like domain transferal, DNS hosting, and email forwarding. ®What's the latest drama with 123 Reg? See our story in The Register this Monday.
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