Honestly, I am as shocked as you are about the positive conclusion. I try to put aside personal feelings when thinking about it from a business perspective. The

Honestly, I am as shocked as you are about the positive conclusion. I try to put aside personal feelings when thinking about it from a business perspective. The downside here I think is going to be for domainers and competitors in the domain space. This move won't put other registrars out of business, there is plenty of competition to keep them price competitive, so consumers don't lose here. It does change the secondary market and make it easier to buy existing domains. I think that is a win. Right now, most deals involve emailing whois, escrow and other hassles. With AfternicDLS and major registrars on board, this could be eliminated and become as easy as going through check out. That's a win for consumers. Everything else I don't expect to see much change for them.