Re: [wg-c] Give NSI .shop and take back .com

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 05:48 PM 4/19/00 -0400, James Love wrote:
>Since NSI is so taken by .shop for a new TLD, I suggest we give NSI the
>opportunity to be the registry for .shop, on the condition they give
>back the .com registry.

James, thank you for the constructive effort.  You weren't just being 
wastefully sarcastic were you?

Unfortunately, you managed to inject vastly more emotion, on NSI's part, 
than their own text provided.  They made some suggestions.  That's all.


>ps... I wonder what market research led NSI to choose .shop for its
>competitor?

Were you just slightly familiar with the considerable history of the gTLD 
activities, you would know that that particular string has received more 
extensive review and support than any other.

d/

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