[ga] Re: [Laugh of the Day: WLS Statements by SnapNames]

["Mike Mann /BuyDomains.com" <mike@buydomains.com>]

We should keep in mind that Senator Allen is owned by NSI and to a lesser 
degree .biz - since they both inhabit his territory and undoubtedly pay 
lots of lawyer and lobbyist friends of the senator. I imagine his only 
interest is protecting his political supporters and the tax base of Virginia.

At 02:09 AM 6/13/2002, Loren Stocker wrote:
>Yes!
>
>It's the part where they spin their "innovative technolgy" that proves that
>they just don't get it.
>
>The hammer was "innovative technology" in its time. No one was opposed to the
>hammer. And we all love SnapName's "innovative technolgy" today. We just
>object to being beat over the head with it!
>
>Best, Loren
>
>
>
>George Kirikos <gkirikos@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Here's a link to a statement by one of their executives at a Senate
>hearing:
>
>http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/061202powell.pdf
>
>Pretty bad piece of spin. I leave it as a simple exercise for others to
>pick it apart, once they stop laughing.
>
>I don't think SnapNames and Verisign appear to "get it" -- WLS is
>facing opposition to the plan amongst very *informed* people, who have
>a big stake in the outcome. If it was otherwise, proponents of WLS
>would be able to pick apart the arguments quite easily.
>
>Their arguments aren't even "innovative" -- they simply borrow our
>arguments and keywords, e.g. anti-trust, and attempt to spin them
>against us, unsuccessfully. High school debating tactics don't cut it
>in the real world -- you have to do a lot better.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>George Kirikos
>http://www.kirikos.com/
>
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