[nwh]

You missed the bit where GoDaddy is largely regarded as the scum of the Internet.

Their impossible interfaces, distasteful advertising, dark patterns regarding renewals and addon services, parking domains, and support for massively oppressing SOPA legislation all combine to make an absolutely awful brand image.

You've pretty much just destroyed the quite nice reputation (mt) had as a solid, premium hosting provider.

[mtMattNL]

We are well aware of their past, but we're also well aware of what they've been doing to improve their business. Check out our FAQ http://weblog.mediatemple.net/2013/10/15/faqs-about-the-goda...

[nwh]

Ugh. There's even some sly wording in that blog post too.

⁢⁢ > Will you be sharing my personal & financial information with GoDaddy?

 > Your personal and financial information stays securely in our system. No third-party vendors will ever have access to it, which has always been our practice.

Doesn't quite answer the question, so I'll have to assume (as other commenters did there too) that you will be sharing information with Godaddy, otherwise it would have been expressly denied. "Our" means the shared companies in this case.

 > We are well aware of their past, but we're also well aware of what they've been doing to improve their business.

I'd still avoid combining my premium brand with one that used "godaddy girls" to promote their products.

NSFW. Can't believe I just had to write that.

http://i.imgur.com/z2P21XT.png

http://i.imgur.com/t1dkqhh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vEWqQIC.jpg

[ceejayoz]

That bit stood out to me, too. GoDaddy isn't a third-party vendor, they're the owner, so the answer should be a plain "Yep, suck it!"

[mtMattNL]

It stays within our system, but there may be some info exchanged. The extent of that share, I have not been filled in on, but I know it's not a complete data dump into Godaddy's databases.

[alxndr]

That is exactly the kind of information that your customers want to know.

[modoc]

So the FAQ response is a blatant duck/deception?

[mtMattNL]

I'm not sure it was meant to deceive you, but at least we got it cleared up.

[ceejayoz]

Cleared up for the folks who happen to be reading this comment thread. Maybe you should update the FAQ?

[rwhitman]

Please just stop your community crisis management is just making this worse

[nhangen]

A 'rebranding' doesn't erase the past. This particular customer base is not foolish enough to fall for that one.

[uptown]

The problem with that sentence is that "their/they've" is now "our/we've".

[torartc]

You aren't making your case any better.

[marveller]

I am so glad I have moved all my domains out of GD. Was recommending TM for my customer, now I have to tell them to move out of TM ASAP, sad.