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gTLD prices do go up yearly (7% for .com). Who captures this extra money for doing nothing? VeriSign just gets this added to their bottom line with no competi

by ohashi 15y ago

gTLD prices do go up yearly (7% for .com). Who captures this extra money for doing nothing? VeriSign just gets this added to their bottom line with no competition in the contract. Is that fair? The fact is, the cost to provide this service is very low and going down, but prices are increasing. There will be economic surplus somewhere, the question is whether it's supply or demand side. I think demand side is far more appropriate. It also allows everyone access to the domain name system. $200 may seem like nothing to you, but in other countries that can be a lot of money. There isn't a shortage of domain names by any means, why create a higher barrier and who does it really benefit?

rlpb 15y ago
I certainly don't think that VeriSign should get the money for doing nothing. I think it should go towards something productive. Ending up with excess cash is hardly a problem with any proposed scheme. > There isn't a shortage of domain names by any means Sure there is. Just look at how difficult it is to get the domain that you want. > It also allows everyone access to the domain name system. Not at all. Domain names are hierarchical. Get one under your ccTLD, or pool your resources with others and use a subdomain. In any case, I effectively don't have access to the domain name system because of all the squatters! In other words, there is a supply shortage. The global namespace is not big enough for all of us. If you want a global brand, then you will have to pay for it. At the moment you pay squatters. I'd prefer to put this money into some kind of better cause than squatters.
- ohashi 15y ago
  Do you not see the hypocrisy in your own arguments? You are complaining you cannot get the domain you want but telling others who might not meet your threshold to get a subdomain. Why don't you drink your own kool aid instead of drawing an arbitrary line that suits you? Stop whining and use a subdomain. If you cannot afford a domain in the secondary market that meets your needs, you probably aren't running a global brand. The average domain sale price in the aftermarket is between $2-3,000. The argument that you don't have access to the domain name system is hilarious. There are plenty of available domains, I dug up 26,000 short, pronounceable (<5 letters) ones a couple months ago. A single namespace has ~63^37 possibilities, that's plenty big.
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  - rooshdi 15y ago
    There are plenty of available domains, I dug up 26,000 short, pronounceable (<5 letters) ones a couple months ago. A single namespace has ~63^37 possibilities, that's plenty big. And yet, based on your own website's About Page you yourself can't even find a name for your customer reviews start-up. Do you not see the hypocrisy in your own arguments? Not in his, but I sure as hell can see them in yours. Oh, the hypocrisy.

by ohashi 15y ago

rlpb 15y ago

I certainly don't think that VeriSign should get the money for doing nothing. I think it should go towards something productive. Ending up with excess cash is hardly a problem with any proposed scheme. > There isn't a shortage of domain names by any means Sure there is. Just look at how difficult it is to get the domain that you want. > It also allows everyone access to the domain name system. Not at all. Domain names are hierarchical. Get one under your ccTLD, or pool your resources with others and use a subdomain. In any case, I effectively don't have access to the domain name system because of all the squatters! In other words, there is a supply shortage. The global namespace is not big enough for all of us. If you want a global brand, then you will have to pay for it. At the moment you pay squatters. I'd prefer to put this money into some kind of better cause than squatters.

ohashi 15y ago
Do you not see the hypocrisy in your own arguments? You are complaining you cannot get the domain you want but telling others who might not meet your threshold to get a subdomain. Why don't you drink your own kool aid instead of drawing an arbitrary line that suits you? Stop whining and use a subdomain. If you cannot afford a domain in the secondary market that meets your needs, you probably aren't running a global brand. The average domain sale price in the aftermarket is between $2-3,000. The argument that you don't have access to the domain name system is hilarious. There are plenty of available domains, I dug up 26,000 short, pronounceable (<5 letters) ones a couple months ago. A single namespace has ~63^37 possibilities, that's plenty big.
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- rooshdi 15y ago
  There are plenty of available domains, I dug up 26,000 short, pronounceable (<5 letters) ones a couple months ago. A single namespace has ~63^37 possibilities, that's plenty big. And yet, based on your own website's About Page you yourself can't even find a name for your customer reviews start-up. Do you not see the hypocrisy in your own arguments? Not in his, but I sure as hell can see them in yours. Oh, the hypocrisy.