1. Squatters are still going to squat. They will continue to squat on the existing gTLDs, and since one of the requirements of the application process is that y

1. Squatters are still going to squat. They will continue to squat on the existing gTLDs, and since one of the requirements of the application process is that you can prove you can run a registrar, almost all the new gTLDs will be registrars, selling domains. They won't be corporations. So the squatters will also squat there. 2. There's no proof of this, and it's quite doubtful. 3. I really hope no VC member of the board would let a startup waste their money on this. If they would, I never want to hear from that VC ever. Also remember that the 185k application fee is the tip of the iceberg in terms of what this will cost. 4. There's no proof of this. If the infrastructure ends up running in the US, good luck arguing that.