RE: [wg-c] capital idea

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

You are presuming that the only place to perform registry services is at 
the top-level.

I also like the idea that someone with a television license can "go 
elsewhere" to use the capital equipment.

d/

At 11:03 AM 8/22/99 , Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
>There is a substantial difference between applying a sunk-cost
>investment vs. requiring a new investment. In all those out-sourcing
>engagements the common thread is that the customer (ie LLNL) isn't the
>only possible customer, thereby mitigating the risk. The out-source
>vendor has other customers, or potential customers. This is a monopoly
>case (ICANN) where there is only one customer and a registry can lose
>100% of their investment if they lose the bid.
>
>This is elementary business, why are we arguing this?


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