this summarizes well what I was trying to convey. that this market is in
a state of flux and we do not want to waste scarce dev resources on
something that will change.
a few more bits. kudos Joe. I have used highest best use as an important
analogy in this market for a while now (hey were you actually listening
to my comments in the public forum in Rome! ;-)). the prices WILL go up
as efficiency increases. and they should. and this is a good thing. and
inactive registrars will not be able to collect fat fees for doing
nothing but engaging in regulatory arbitrage.
the primary reasons that I see the current situation as far from the end
are twofold. one, the present structure exists because of current
structural inefficiency and two, the dollars flow in a way that
guarantees a state of flux (ie, there is excess economic rent as a
function of the inefficiency). sorry for being a bit obtuse but if we
were all talking in a bar over beers......
Regards
Gordon Hudson wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loren Stocker" <loren@800.net>
> To: "JB" <info@bwp.net>; <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: SnapNames switches to auction-based system -- any OpenSRS
> opportunities?
>
>
>
>>Huh? Just what don't I get here? You think I'm against the drop market?
>
> That's
>
>>nonsense. I love it. Defend it.
>>
>>What I'm suggesting here is that Tucows engage in the drop market in a way
>>that empowering users, rather that simply extract maximum value for
>
> themselves
>
>>as does Pool, Snap, and Enom. What ever happened to loyality?
>
>
> The problem is that the way domains drop is not within the control of Tucows
> or any of us.
> The goalposts could easily change at any time.
> This could mean husge amounts of wasted time and money for Tucows and
> resellers.
> Personally, if I thought the drop business was sustainable long term
> I would already be offering it to customers in some form.
> I am not yet convinced that it is a long term business.
>
> Of course I could be wrong, but I have so many projects underway right now
> this is one
> of the least attractive of the possible avenues to go down.
>
> Regards
>
> Gordon Hudson
> Hostroute.com Ltd
> www.hostroute.net
>
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