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003 | Google Domains Sunset

The Sunsetting of Google Domains

Oh, look! Another casualty in the seemingly never-ending parade of Google's fallen soldiers. This time, it's hit much closer to home in Google Domains, a service I've personally grown to rely on heavily over the past years. Fret not though, they're selling it off to Squarespace. Why? Because apparently, Google just can't handle the burden of managing domains anymore. How noble of them to pass the torch to someone else in the name of "focus." Bravo, Google!

A Graveyard of Broken Dreams

Let's take a moment to remember all the great services that the almighty Google has unceremoniously murdered. Google Reader, Google Wave, Google Plus, and the list goes on. It's like a never-ending obituary column. And now, we can add Google Domains to the growing cemetery of failed projects. Farewell, sweet domains. You had the audacity to offer a glimmer of hope, but we should have known better.

"Google Domains: Rest in peace, another victim of Google's whims."

A False Beacon of Hope

Oh, how they teased us with Google Domains coming out of Beta earlier this year. The promise of a haven for domain management, a refuge from the chaos of other domain registrars. We fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. We eagerly moved our domains to Google, thinking we had found salvation. But alas, it was all a cruel joke, a fleeting moment of hope before the rug was mercilessly pulled from under us.

Selling Out in the Name of "Focus"

But wait, there's a hero to save the day! Squarespace to the rescue! They will valiantly take over the sinking ship that is Google Domains. We should be grateful, right? If only. We're just pawns in this grand game of passing the buck.

What can we learn from this latest chapter in Google's book of disappointments? Absolutely nothing! It's clear that Google's commitment to innovation comes with an expiration date. They lure us in with shiny new offerings, and just when we start to believe, they snatch it away. Fool me once, shame on you, Google. Fool me twice, shame on me for falling for your empty promises. Will I still keep falling for them though? Yes. Yes I will.

"Google Domains, just another pawn in the game of broken dreams."

In the end, Google Domains joins the long list of casualties, leaving us wondering which service will be next in line for the executioner's axe. Unfortunately for me, as long as there are companies willing to offer a glimmer of hope before extinguishing it, I'll keep falling for it. So long, Google Domains. We hardly knew you... and that seems to be the pattern.