It's not really about GoDaddy, or what their future position on SOPA might be. It's that if a company shows that they are clueless, people choose not to deal with them. I don't think many people actually "believe" that GoDaddy changed their official position. They're just not publicly stating that opinion because it hurt their wallet.
It serves as a lesson to other companies in the future. Unless GoDaddy becomes the most outspoken opponent of SOPA, their public opinion on the matter is irrelevant. Some companies need to be reminded that their actions have consequences. It's not much of a lesson if the only consequence of a poor decision is that they have to go delete old blog posts and make a meaningless gesture.
Comments
It's not really about GoDaddy, or what their future position on SOPA might be. It's that if a company shows that they are clueless, people choose not to deal with them. I don't think many people actually "believe" that GoDaddy changed their official position. They're just not publicly stating that opinion because it hurt their wallet.
It serves as a lesson to other companies in the future. Unless GoDaddy becomes the most outspoken opponent of SOPA, their public opinion on the matter is irrelevant. Some companies need to be reminded that their actions have consequences. It's not much of a lesson if the only consequence of a poor decision is that they have to go delete old blog posts and make a meaningless gesture.