Re: Good Monopolies/Bad Monopolies

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

>>>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 do not think this, please don't assume as such.
>
>Which part, the "advertising medium" or "sustainable in the long
>term"?  If the former, perhaps an inappropriate assumption based on
>your analogy.  Apologies if so.

The former, to be sure. DNS is not another advertising medium, although it
is often treated as such. Perhaps I should say that it is not ONLY another
advertising medium, and SHOULDN'T be, but is used as such.

>I thought you had stated on shared-tld a while back that you had based
>your business plan on the assumption you would have exclusive use of
>the .WEB domain and that you did not believe you could make money on
>.WEB unless such you obtained such status.  Further, your staunch
>support of exclusive domains lent support to such an assumption.  If
>such is not the case, again my apologies.

I think, if managed correctly, and if imposed on all parties equally,
the shared model CAN work. Obviously, an exclusive model is better
for the registrars, as it promotes incentive for better service
based on competition. I am still very much in favour of exclusivity
as the better option. But I am willing to compromise.

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.