Re: Monopoly/Ologopoly

[Stephen Harris <sweh@mpn.com>]

> > I agree strongly with Stephen, I have noted a number of problems with
> > the shared TLDs and the example of .MEDICAL is another great example of
> > why SHARED REGISTRIES ARE A BAD IDEA!
> 
> Quoting the document:
> 
>    These new gTLD's will consist of letter strings of three to
>    five letters each. IAHC has also decided that each gTLD
>    should have general, contextual meaning, i.e. the gTLD
>    should suggest a connection with the Internet, with business
>    or with personal uses.
> 
> My personal judgement is that .MEDICAL doesn't fit the criteria in
> several respects.

So call it ".MEDIC" which is 5 letters and has a connection with it's
usage - ie the medical profession, which is big business!

You're throwing a up a straw man here.

rgds
Stephen