Bruce

I still think you're stretching analogies here somewhat.

A domain name licence is different from what I understand to be standard
mobile phone contracts in that they don't have the cost of equipment bundled
in.  Many providers may sell domain names as part of a bundle with other
services (hosting etc) however that is not what we're currently discussing.

Software licences and maintenance contracts are also different to domain
name licences.  A domain name is a domain name is a domain name.  Microsoft
Word and Wordperfect (forget who owns it now) are very different products...

rgds
jon


>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>From: Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin&#167;melbourneit.com.au>
>To: "'jon&#167;jonlawrence.com'" <jon§jonlawrence.com>
>Cc: "'dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au'" <dns§lists.auda.org.au>
>Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 15:24:49 +1000 
>Subject: RE: [DNS] Transfer of Registrar of Record
>
>
>Hello Jon,
>
>> 
>> I'm not sure that mobile phone contracts are a good example.  
>> These contracts
>> are usually based on the fact that the cost of the handset is 
>> bundled into
>> the monthly fee payable.  They have a minimum contract length 
>> to ensure
>> that the service provider recoups the cost of the handset 
>> over the life
>> of the contract.  This makes them quite different to a domain 
>> name licence.
>
>There is nothing stopping the same applying to domain name licences.  ie
>you
>can bill the registrant monthly (I know of at least one com.au reseller
that
>does that).
>
>If you want to have another example - consider software licences, or
>software maintenance contracts - both are often paid for upfront, and when
>you change suppliers it is a fresh contract.
>
>Regards,
>Bruce
>
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