<story><title>WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations</title><url>https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/08/25/introducing-the-100-year-plan/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Waterluvian</author><text>It’s just a money grab for anyone who will fall for it.&lt;p&gt;100 years is long enough that the consequences of failure are nil. Nobody who is pushing this program will be alive to deal with any fallout.&lt;p&gt;It reminds me of the subtle attitude of people making poor engineering decisions because they’ll be long gone by the time payment comes due.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>anonzzzies</author><text>Almost all ‘lifetime subs’ are scams; a company has to be massive to support it and if it doesn’t work out for smaller companies, the consequences don’t matter anyway.</text></comment>
<story><title>WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations</title><url>https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/08/25/introducing-the-100-year-plan/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Waterluvian</author><text>It’s just a money grab for anyone who will fall for it.&lt;p&gt;100 years is long enough that the consequences of failure are nil. Nobody who is pushing this program will be alive to deal with any fallout.&lt;p&gt;It reminds me of the subtle attitude of people making poor engineering decisions because they’ll be long gone by the time payment comes due.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rhn_mk1</author><text>Does failing after 10 years count as a failure? Cause living for the next 10 years is not really that difficult, and the relevant people will still likely be around.&lt;p&gt;Sure, the offer might as well be for 90 years, or even 50 years without much practical difference, but if it was a bit more honest and said &amp;quot;50 years&amp;quot;, would you still call it a money grab?&lt;p&gt;The fact remains that this will be honored for as long as there are people interested in honoring it. This surely has some value, right?</text></comment>