Re: Good Monopolies/Bad Monopolies

[chris@hal.iodesign.com (Christopher Ambler)]

>I think I understand where you are coming from now.  You feel the DNS
>name space is simply another advertising medium and you want to
>exploit that medium in the short term, even if such exploitation is
>not sustainable in the long term.  I see the DNS as a basic part of
>the Internet infrastructure which will still be necessary even when a
>usable Internet directory mechanism exists that makes having names
>closely match trademarks unnecessary.

I do not think this, please don't assume as such.

>The existance of shared domain would enable the domain name space to
>grow while an Internet directory service is implemented while avoiding
>the creation of pointless short term monopolies.  Sorry you don't
>think you can make money on a service in which you don't have a
>monopoly.

I do not think this, please don't assume as such.

Jumping to conclusions and making assumptions are a bad thing. Acting
as devil's advocate doesn't necessarilly mean that my opinion is
presented.

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.