Google plans to sell the domain registration service 'Google Domains' to Squarespace and transfer the entire user, what happens to users who have already purchased the domain?



Squarespace , which provides services for building and hosting websites, has announced that it will acquire the assets of Google's domain registration service, Google Domains . With this deal, Google Domains will give up about 10 million domains and end the service.




Squarespace Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Google Domains Assets
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/squarespace-enters-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-google-domains-assets-301852507.html

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Alphabet Selling Google Domains Assets to Squarespace for About $180 Million - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-15/alphabet-selling-google-domains-assets-to-squarespace

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On June 15, 2023 local time, Squarespace announced that it would acquire all domain registrations and associated customer accounts from Google Domains. About 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains will be migrated to Squarespace.

Under the terms of the agreement, Squarespace will maintain renewal pricing for existing Google Domains customers for at least 12 months after closing, allowing Google Domains customers to build websites on Squarespace and adopt Squarespace's other products. We plan to provide incentives to encourage Also, during the transition period, Squarespace will utilize Google's infrastructure, which provides the Google Domains product, to achieve a seamless transition of domains.

Squarespace founder and CEO Anthony Casarena said of the deal, 'Domains are a critical part of web infrastructure and an integral part of any business's online presence. We've reached millions of users. Having served our customers using our domain products, we look forward to serving these new customers and are committed to ensuring a seamless transition.'

'Working with the Google Domains team to support a smooth transition for our customers over the coming months is our number one priority,' said Matt Madrigal, vice president of merchant shopping at Google. 'We provide migrating customers with the other tools they need to build their domains, as well as provide an integrated domain sales and management experience.'

Google explains the property acquisition by Squarespace on its Google Domains help page.

About the Squarespace purchase of Google Domains registrations - Google Domains Help
https://support.google.com/domains/answer/13689670



Google said to existing Google Domains customers, 'There is no immediate impact on your Google Domains account. No action is required at this time. Once regulatory approval is obtained and the transaction is completed, you will become a Squarespace customer and Domains will be owned by Squarespace and managed by Squarespace after the transition period, and where applicable, associated Google Workspace services will be automatically managed by Squarespace upon transition, with limited exceptions, further action required If this is the case, Squarespace will contact you directly.'

After the acquisition closes, both customers who purchased domains directly from Google Domains and customers who purchased domains through the Google Workspace registration flow will be Squarespace customers. If you purchased Google Workspace services (including G Suite) through Google Domains, they are all managed by Squarespace, so you can manage your Workspace-related subscriptions from your Squarespace account. Of course, usage charges will also be billed through your Squarespace account.

There is no action that the customer should take at the time of article creation, and it seems that the details will be notified to the customer as soon as the transaction is approved. You can also transfer your Google Domains domain to another registrar before it's managed by Squarespace.



Bloomberg reports that Squarespace's acquisition of Google Domains' business is about $ 180 million (about 25 billion yen). The contract for the acquisition of Google Domains by Squarespace is scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 2023 (July-September).

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