Compare http://www.albertahost.com/ and http://deluxehost.com/

Just curious, who copied whom? :rolleyes:

Whoa:eek:

That's outright stealing who ever it is:mad:

I'd say Deluxehost. Just look at the logo, the aliased text is usually a good sign they haven't a clue about graphic design. The alberta host one is a lot cleaner looking and has the annoying animation below it as well.

Then again, I wouldn't be suprised if they're both copies of some other one.

I agree, Deluxehost is certainly the thief in this case

maybe championhost has changed names :D

Plus, there's a "mouseover" visual effect on Albertahost's menus.

Deluxe is most definitely a pathetic copy...

If you look at the table to the right of deleuxehost's web site you'll notice that it is poorly designed...

I've never see someone rip an entire SITE! Usually a partial site.... :)

Originally posted by MarcD
maybe championhost has changed names :D

LOL

Copyright 1999 Alberta Host . All rights reserved.


Copyright 2000 deluxeHOST.com . All rights reserved.

eagle-eyes fragga

Huh? Incredible!

I tried to see some clue with the whois info. Both are from U.S.
Albertahost came first. Well, it has to be the original. And the copyright on Albertahost is 1999 and Deluxehost is 2000.

Deluxehost:
Record last updated on 18-Nov-2001.
Record expires on 01-Jan-2004.
Record Created on 01-Jan-2000.

Albertahost:
Record last updated on 09-Apr-2001.
Record expires on 30-Dec-2001.
Record created on 30-Dec-1998.
Database last updated on 18-Dec-2001 21:11:00 EST.

What's the legal implication? If there is no legal contest for so long, I can only conclude that both sites are owned by the same entity under a disguise of two different names. But then again, I may be wrong.

:)

deluxeHOST has a secure page for ordering..

AlbertaHost doesnt use any SSL on their order page..


At least deluxeHOST cares about customers confidential info.. lol

Originally posted by sodapopinski
Just curious, who copied who?

ITYM "who copied whom?"

Originally posted by cperciva


ITYM "who copied whom?"

Ahh..thank you for your notify cperciva.
Very sorry since English is not my first language :)

I am pretty positive they are the same company, they would have to be, nobody surly would steal an intire site and use it as their own. That would mean that they make championhost look like the patron saint of hosting and design ethics.

I would have to give those two companies the benefit of the doubt until they've made statements themselves. Afterall, Juno.com didn't simply copy Netzero.com. ;)

why don't you guys email them and ask :idea:

:blush:

Well they both claim to offer web site design. What happens when you try to get a design from the one who copyed?
:spiny: :spiny: :spiny: :spiny: :spiny:


EDIT: I realized that the new smile above is much better.

Originally posted by appletreats
Well they both claim to offer web site design. What happens when you try to get a design from the one who copyed? :D

the one who coppied the web site must be expert in copying and will supply customer with copy of some other web site may be from cnn or something ;)

If I had to guess, I'd choose deluxehost as the one who stole the design...their text in their logo is really etchy, and it seems like if they were going to spend that much time putting those images together for the top that they would have spent more time on their name.

I'm with pitchford...I've seen people rip off parts of sites before, but never the ENTIRE design and text.

It was either deluxhost, or they are owned by the same people. I hosted with albertahost, over two year ago or so. Thats the same site design. Personally Im suprised they are still up.

I know this is an extremly OLD post, but to set your minds at ease, Albertahost was the original website. I was there during the creation process of this site. I didn't create it, but I had a hand in picking which design we were going to go with.

finally I can sleep at night!! :D

Originally posted by consul
Huh? Incredible!

I tried to see some clue with the whois info. Both are from U.S.
Albertahost came first. Well, it has to be the original. And the copyright on Albertahost is 1999 and Deluxehost is 2000.


If it is the same owner, the quality of the design would not be poor on one over the other.
Deluxehost:
Record last updated on 18-Nov-2001.
Record expires on 01-Jan-2004.
Record Created on 01-Jan-2000.

Albertahost:
Record last updated on 09-Apr-2001.
Record expires on 30-Dec-2001.
Record created on 30-Dec-1998.
Database last updated on 18-Dec-2001 21:11:00 EST.

What's the legal implication? If there is no legal contest for so long, I can only conclude that both sites are owned by the same entity under a disguise of two different names. But then again, I may be wrong.

:)

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thats http://deluxhost.com

Umbongo: Try putting a www. before that.

http://www.deluxehost.com/

http://www.albertahost.com/

A little confused here...

lol, confused because the post is about 2 years old!!!

Originally posted by worldchanger
I know this is an extremly OLD post, but to set your minds at ease, Albertahost was the original website. I was there during the creation process of this site. I didn't create it, but I had a hand in picking which design we were going to go with. Yeah I was right, yeah!

I doubt that it matters now:


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So we can guess that deluxehost.com were the rippers.

Replied to a 2 yr old thread. :blush: :D

I stated that at the beginning of my post :D Since I noticed the question was never really answered I figured I would answer it ;).

... and with that we'll close off the thread. Please start a new thread in future and reference to the old thread instead.


I really should start into looking at locking threads older than x months...