The horror story of the .hosting domain extension

ten “.hosting” domain extension was launched on November 25, 2014 by Uniregistry® with a starting price of US$30. In August 2017: the domain price increased to US$300 (+1000%)…

While this case is extreme, it is not isolated, the same company (Uniregistry®) increased the price of other extensions:

.AUDIO from $9.33 to $100.00
.BLACKFRIDAY from $26.67 to $100.00
.CHRISTMAS from $20.00 to $50.00
.CLICK form $4.67 to $7.00
.DIET from $13.33 to $100.00
.FLOWERS from $17.67 to $100.00
.GUITARS from $20.00 to $100.00
.HELP from $13.33 to $20.00
.HIPHOP from $13.33 to $100.00
.JUEGOS from $9.33 to $300.00
.LINK from $6.67 to $7.00
.PICS from $13.33 to $20.00
.PROPERTY from $20.00 to $100.00
.SEXY from $13.33 to $40.00
.TATTOO from $20.00 to $30.00

The choice of a domain name extension for the long term is crucial is important, do not take it lightly. Maybe it would be wise to avoid Uniregistry® completely…