Re: [ga] Thoughts/question on the WLS

["Ray Fassett" <ray@fassett.org>]

Bret Fausett writes:

"Not at all. What I'm suggesting is that the best way to foster competition
is to get out of the way."

Interestng point of view since the only reason any of the following:

1) a WLS service
2) a registrar selling its bandwidth
3) a registrar selling services to a closed member list
4) a registrar charging above retail for a domain that falls into the
deleted bin

has any market place viability is because anti-competitive practices by way
of artificial restraints practiced by ICANN will continue to exist at the
TLD level.  So, here we have again a long drawn out discussion to ad
nauseum - costing hours and hours of more time and money - about a registry
service that would be totally useless (i.e. no market need) given "the best
way to foster competition is [for ICANN] to get out of the way".  Sure.
The day I can walk into a store and buy my domain.foo when I feel like it
at retail is the day competition will be fostered.  Until then, it would be
nice if people looked to address this particular argument where it actually
resides: at the root.  I know, not constructive.  Pardon the interruption
to this meaningful debate (under the illusion an average member of the
registrant community actually stands to benefit either way).

Ray

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