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From: "easygoing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 3:45 PM
> order to build up a data base of future registration fees.
>
> Even if Tucows was willing to reduce their price, which they have made clear
> that they will not do, you still will not be able to compete with another
> Registrar based on price.
But competitive pricing is only one dynamic to be considered in the wholesale
cost of a domain.
An additional dollar over say 100K registrations per year, is an additional
$100K per year availablke for e.g. marketing, customer service, etc. etc. - all
of which in turn adds to competitiveness and customer perception.
The fact is - the lower the wholesale price of a domain, the more flexibility a
domain registration agent has to be both competitive, and to run the business
effectively on behalf of shareholders and customers in an increasingly
competitive environment. If an RSP goes out of business because they cannot
compete - the RSP loses, the customer loses and OpenSRS loses.
It is not for OpenSRS (with respect) to say that $10 is fine and good - I think
the RSP who has to balance the books is in the best position to judge that - and
to which end - no organisation is going to knowingly short themselves by say
$100K per year for purely philanthropic reasons.
I am used to paying $8 per year for an ICANN domain - I now have to ask myself
whether the additional $2 per year commanded by OpenSRS is worth the additional
convenience and exposure to my business that would inevitably result.
Adrian Cooper.
