p2pnet.net News:- Yahoo has again slashed its domain name pricing.

Four months ago, it dropped its price to $9.95 a year, but has now further reduced it to $4.98 a year through December 31, probably taking a loss in the process.

The move is all part of the war being waged by the major companies and represents Yahoo’s effort to expand its share of the shared hosting market, believes Netcraft., going on:

“The new pricing undercuts previous leader 1&1 Internet by nearly a dollar. While 1&1 operates its own ICANN-accredited registry, Yahoo continues to operate as a reseller for Melbourne IT, the Australian domain name registry that focuses on the wholesale market.

“While it’s not known precisely what Yahoo is paying per domain, few registrars offer domains to resellers at prices below $6.50 per domain.

“Since it is likely selling at a loss, Yahoo has limited the offer to one domain per customer, preventing arbitrage-related bulk purchases by owners of large domain portfolios.”

Yahoo’s move could be a response to Interland, a major competitor in the small business hosting market, which last month lowered its domain name pricing to $7.95 a year, and was immediately rewarded with a one-month gain of 132K hostnames, says Netcraft.

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See:-
expand -Yahoo Slashes Domain prices to $4.98, Netcraft, December 11, 2004

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