Re: An Open Letter to the IAHC

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 3:02 PM -0500 12/29/96, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> John Palmer writes:
> > WHY would anyone want to be a registry when there is NO INCENTIVE?
> >
> > How does a registry make any money when it doesnt own a particular
> > resource to sell??
> [...]
> > Now, if someone else can also register people in .XYZ (maybe
> > thousands of registries), how do I make any money - in fact,
> > how does anyone make any money??
>
> You know, that probably explains why there are no supermarkets or
> other food stores anymore. With the ability for just anyone at all to
> start a supermarket at any time selling identical products no one
> could make money, so everyone worldwide stopped selling food.
>

And if you understood how the grocery industry worked you wouldn't have
chosen that analogy.

There are multiple exclusive roots (Brands) in the retail industry.
There are also multiple non-competing and competing registrars
(Chains). The IAHC model has neither.

Unless, of course, you are advocating the exclusive ownership of TLDs.


Regards,

Simon

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