Re: registries and lotteries

[Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com>]

On Mon, 23 Dec 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Dec 1996, Marty Modell wrote:
> 
> > According to a recent article there are 30 million URLs out there and 
> > nine million e-mail addresses.  The ad council estimates that more 
> > than $20 million in ad revenues will be generated on the internet 
> > this year.  If that isn't commercial I don't know what is.

30 million URLs and 9 million e-mail ids? Let use see, that is an 
average of 3.3 URLs created by 1 e-mail id (30/9).  Aren't we really 
busy beavers!  Not to mention those of us, who have multiple e-mail ids.

> Obviously many people with commercial interests are here in this forum
> expressing the views of the commercial community. But I'm trying to 
> make it clear that there is another community whose voice must be heard if
> only in my second hand accounting of it.

Absolutely, Michael.  Commerce is not the only game in town.  Don't 
get me wrong -- I would like to make a buck as much as the next 
person.  But gTLDs/registries or what have you, must be like any 
other business decision -- the person making the investment has to 
evaluate the risk/reward equation. 

Das Devaraj
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