Google charging higher for shorter domains or hey.com charging higher for shorter email handles is still way better than having to buy it from a squatter or lost-for-ever to a squatter who is unwilling to sell
Agreed - as long as Google doesn’t become the squatter themselves and charge exorbitant prices.
I got my dream domain because I paid a premium for it to Google. I have to pay the premium every year, which I am fine with unless it increases too much, but I can imagine squatters said no to it because it’s hard to make a profit when you have shell out so much each year for the domain (whereas with .com it is just the starting price + nominal reg fees each year).
