[Fnoord]

(Nobody ever thought of that!)

Because 1) you don't expect this to happen (confidentiality) 2) you're still setting up your company/idea which requires other administrative tasks which require time.

They want you to impulsively buy a domain out of fear of it getting hijacked.

[bener]

I still don't see why not, it takes a few clicks and costs a few dollars. It seems that if you are a person that expects this to happen then it's a good strategy.

Otherwise you just decide which domain search you trust and hope your domain remains available.