On Fri, Jul 09, 1999 at 09:13:49AM -0700, Christopher Ambler wrote:
> > There is a more fundamental problem with the "20 year deals", or any
> > similar scheme: a creative monopolist can always find ways to get
> > around them. "Oh we are so sorry that our old server is only
> > capable of handling 20 hits a minute. You need to upgrade to our
> > new, premium plan..." A 20 year contract is a bandaid to cover a
> > particular abuse, but we can't possibly think of all possible ways a
> > monopolist could exploit their position. You need to deal with the
> > root cause, the monopoly.
>
> Even a non-profit can do this.
I'm glad you realize the problem.
But of course, with a non-profit the incentive is much, *much* less,
especially if it is a community controlled non-profit such as ICANN.
With a for-profit the incentive for creative thinking is orders of
magnitude greater. And we have all seen just how creative NSI can
be...
> If it's how you do business, fine. It's not how I do business.
In fact, every indication is that you are only in this for the
possibility of monopoly profits.
And even if both you and I were absolutely pure at heart, I would
rather that neither of us had the opportunity to become corrupted.
--
Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be
[EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain
