Re: [wg-c] breaking up (names) is hard to do

["Christopher Ambler" <cambler@iodesign.com>]

> Anything above US$10 is not just too high but is absurdly too high.  More
> reasonable is US$2-5.

Then shut up and don't buy .com domains.

> >Which is none of your business. If you don't like it, don't patronize
that
> >business.
>
> Thank you for pointing out the problem when there is lock-in.  Not
> patronizing isn't a realistic alternative.

What lock-in? Purchase .to, .cc, or .us if you don't like .com - or open
new TLDs for competition. Is each and every one going to be too
expensive for you? Then start your own. But stop whining about
prices that are too high - there are alternatives to .com.

As far as existing customers, they got in when the price was $50
per year, and now it's $35 direct, and even cheaper with a
registrar (I saw a CORE registrar selling for $20 per year).
Obviously the market would bear costs of $50 per year (vs. a
.us domain which was cheaper).

Economics takes your argument and has it for lunch.

Christopher