We reported the shutting down of Tr.im the URL shortening service form Nambu, primarily because Twitter had chosen Bit.ly as its default URL shortener. However Bit.ly was kind enough to suggest a few ways to make sure that all links shortened by tr.im don’t become useless after 31’st December. Those had been put down, why? Well Nambu wants to make some cash off the corpse, and their demand lies between $80,000 and $100,000. Why would someone pay them that amount of cash? To save all those links? I guess there must be a bigger reason behind it, one that we are still trying to figure out. There are some really enthusiastic firms/people interested in buying the service for an unsaid price. Lets see who is lucky enough, for Nambu itself has no plans of selling it for any price lower than $80,000.
Unethical? Not sure about that. I guess they can do/charge whatever they want really. Are you just buying a recognizable name at this point?
[Reply]