The one that gets the prize is the one that has the greatest business
relevance.  In many instances that's both names.  In most cases, though,
it's the .au for my clients.

Then there's always the client that goes for the cheapest, buys a .com, then
wonders why their site doesn't come us in Google's Australian sites search.
To paraphrase a Linux promotion - "What's better than a cheap domain name?
One that works for your business!"

The point I'm trying to make is that merely looking at domain name prices in
isolation is missing much more relevant and important considerations.

Ron Stark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Archer [mailto:rha§juggernaut.com.au] 
> Sent: Monday, 17 May 2004 5:05 PM
> To: dns§dotau.org
> Subject: RE: [DNS] Rationale of .au high price was: [DNS] Cat 
> got your tongue Chris?
> 
> At 4:42 PM +1000 17/5/04, Ron Stark wrote:
> 
> >The price difference between a .com and a .au is all of 
> $0.50 per week.
> 
> Domain names are purchased on a 12 month (for .com) or 24 month (for
> com.au) license. So calling it $0.50 per week is bogus.
> 
> What happens is that when deciding what domain name to 
> register the PHB looks at the .AU domain costing him $90 or 
> the .COM costing him $30.
> 
> Guess which one wins the prize?
> 
>  ...R.
> 
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