Re: [wg-c] new TLDs

[Andrew Lutts <andy@netatlantic.com>]

To us, the new TLDs look like a mixed bag. I can see ICANNs strategy to accept new TLDs of different types, but it doesn't seem to help the domain name shortage that much (for the immediate future, anyhow). 

Too bad they missed the boat on:
.per
.fam
.sex 
.xxx
and many other more popular generic ones. These would have helped to free up some namespace.

Also, with .web, it looks like ICANN gave .info to Afilias to appease Afilias, and at the same time give Image Online Design a little more time to get .web ready for a future rollout next time around. 

Is that the way you see it?

Andy

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