Registries, like most wholesalers, don’t want to deal with the problems of the general public. Nor can a global registry ever be adequately qualified to functi

Registries, like most wholesalers, don’t want to deal with the problems of the general public. Nor can a global registry ever be adequately qualified to function in local languages or follow regional policy and law. So they need a channel. What’s more, it’s not like this hasn’t been tried. Network Solutions tried to be all things to all people and were godawful at it. So there’s a strong case for commercial separation of tiers by responsibility, and by Conway’s law the separation of technical layers follows naturally. The allegation of ICANN being a gang of corrupt, protectionist, has-been cronies, is a separate matter