RE: [wg-c] Factual evidence of price competition

["Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>]

Where is the empherical evidence that the cost has to be close to zero? It
should be reasonable and not hard to figure out, and there should be
competition. Why dictate the price?  
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert F. Connelly [mailto:rconnell@psi-japan.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:29 PM
To: wgc
Subject: Re: [wg-c] Factual evidence of price competition


At 01:15 18-11-1999 +0100, Werner Staub wrote:

>And as a last point, will you say that, as an absolute and
>axiomatic rule, domain holders find it in their interest that the
>the registration price should be as close to zero as possible?

Dear Werner:

Right now, the cost for a .com etc from NSI is $70/2 years.  That's less 
than $3 per month.  It will certainly get lower.

But if it doesn't work, it costs the user many times that much.

The serious registrant should look to service before price.  Let the 
warehousers and cybersquatters have the zero price.

Price is not cost and there is no free lunch;-)

BobC



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