The solution, that would make every user happy, and save them money, while still generating enormous profits for the companies would be to simply [*@#----]
I don't get it either, but let's leave our sex lives out of this.
The domain isn't worth $1000, it's worth more. As to why, let's round up the usual suspects:
-name recognition, it's infamous, rather than famous, and good for lotsa hits. The new domain will get traffic just from the publicity alone, regardless of what ends up on the site.
-repurposing, with a name like RightHaven, there are several other marketing themes/strategies that could be used ("This is the Right Haven for ...")
-nyah, nyah to poke fun etc at Right Haven (as was) and the related DRM/SOPA/PIP/patent/copyright stuff.
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Keeps you occupied, doesn't he? He provides something that you state, categorically, "I love it" and "Awesome".
High praise indeed.
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The domain isn't worth $1000, it's worth more. As to why, let's round up the usual suspects:
-name recognition, it's infamous, rather than famous, and good for lotsa hits. The new domain will get traffic just from the publicity alone, regardless of what ends up on the site.
-repurposing, with a name like RightHaven, there are several other marketing themes/strategies that could be used ("This is the Right Haven for ...")
-nyah, nyah to poke fun etc at Right Haven (as was) and the related DRM/SOPA/PIP/patent/copyright stuff.
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