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*GoDaddy Software became an [[ICANN]]-accredited registrar in 2000 and started to provide domain name registration services at 70% less than the industry leaders’ prices, despite the fact that in 2001 GoDaddy was approximately the same size as its major competitors. In 2005, it became the largest [[ICANN]]-accredited domain registrar in the world,<ref>[http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/6359/go-daddy-top-registrar,-says-study web-hosting-top.com]</ref> taking the title from [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://webhosting.devshed.com/c/a/Web-Hosting-News/ICANN-Strives-to-Stop-GoDaddy-and-Others-from-Domain-Name-Abuse/1/ ICANN Strives to Stop GoDaddy Domain Abuse]</ref>

*GoDaddy Software became an [[ICANN]]-accredited registrar in 2000 and started to provide domain name registration services at 70% less than the industry leaders’ prices, despite the fact that in 2001 GoDaddy was approximately the same size as its major competitors. In 2005, it became the largest [[ICANN]]-accredited domain registrar in the world,<ref>[http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/6359/go-daddy-top-registrar,-says-study web-hosting-top.com]</ref> taking the title from [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://webhosting.devshed.com/c/a/Web-Hosting-News/ICANN-Strives-to-Stop-GoDaddy-and-Others-from-Domain-Name-Abuse/1/ ICANN Strives to Stop GoDaddy Domain Abuse]</ref>

* In 2002, GoDaddy filled a lawsuit against [[VeriSign]] over its site, [[Finder Services]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ CircleID]</ref>Later, [[VeriSign]] shut down [[Site Finder]] to meet [[ICANN]]'s terms.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3087071 InternetNews]</ref> Numerous lawsuits resulted from [[VeriSign]]'s Site Finder and [[Waiting List Service]], GoDaddy and other prominent registrars were a part of these.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ GoDaddy Sues Verisign - CircleID.com]</ref> The services in question were eventually pulled.

* In 2002, GoDaddy filled a lawsuit against [[VeriSign]] over its site, [[Finder Services]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ CircleID]</ref>Later, [[Verisign]] shut down [[Site Finder]] to meet [[ICANN]]'s terms.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3087071 InternetNews]</ref> Numerous lawsuits resulted from [[Verisign]]'s Site Finder and [[Waiting List Service]], GoDaddy and other prominent registrars were a part of these.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ GoDaddy Sues Verisign - CircleID.com]</ref> The services in question were eventually pulled.

* A [[DDoS]] attack was made on GoDaddy.com on January 16, 2009 which affected thousands of shared hosting customers for many hours.<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/godaddy-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/2391 ZDNet]</ref>

* A [[DDoS]] attack was made on GoDaddy.com on January 16, 2009 which affected thousands of shared hosting customers for many hours.<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/godaddy-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/2391 ZDNet]</ref>