Re: [ga] Critics say VeriSign still has...

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>]

On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 gavin.stokes@autodesk.com wrote:

> > That makes absolutely no sense at all.  You assume that this move
> > would be positive, but in fact, one of the key components in a healthy
> > environment for an industry is the existence of such speculative
> > efforts.
>
> Hm.  Why don't you tell us how these "speculative efforts" are helping this
> "industry".

Perhaps because they generate revenue for the industry. What economic
incentives could you point to that are gained from the prevention of
speculation?

Why is speculation in real estate a long-practiced tradition and
considered "good business" while people are trying to cast domain
speculation as "bad?"

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