Two separate issues, Brad.

My problem is/was with the deceptive marketing techniques that are/were
being employed, not the prices.  I've been absolutely consistent in that
position.

In this current thread I'm arguing that price and price alone does not
greatly influence domain name takeup.  Indeed, I've previously used the fact
that DNA's customers were prepared to pay $270, in support of that
contention.

Ron Stark


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Norrish [mailto:brad§brad.com.au] 
> Sent: Monday, 17 May 2004 5:49 PM
> To: dns§dotau.org
> Subject: Re: [DNS] Rationale of .au high price was: [DNS] Cat 
> got your tongue Chris?
> 
> 
> Ron, you been batting for both teams? You have also slammed 
> into providers for "ripping off" consumers  by an extra few 
> cents per day or $50 per year!
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Stark" <ronstark&#167;snapsite.com.au>
> To: <dns&#167;dotau.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:42 PM
> Subject: RE: [DNS] Rationale of .au high price was: [DNS] Cat 
> got your tongue Chris?
> 
> 
> > Let's paraphrase the argument that's being put forward.   Anand is
> > suggesting that somehow the .au price is a significant 
> factor in companies
> > getting onto the Internet.
> >
> > The price difference between a .com and a .au is all of 
> $0.50 per week.
> In
> > the context of a $100 000 expenditure on a website for a 
> company turning
> > over $10M per year, the domain name price is sure a 
> determining factor!
> >
> > You'd save more money by eliminating one cup of coffee per day or by
> > switching off a file server on Sundays - AND you could 
> afford to buy a few
> > additional .au domain names into the bargain.
> >
> > Ron Stark
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Goldstein [mailto:goldstein_david&#167;yahoo.com.au]
> > > Sent: Monday, 17 May 2004 4:25 PM
> > > To: dns&#167;dotau.org
> > > Subject: Re: [DNS] Rationale of .au high price was: [DNS] Cat
> > > got your tongue Chris?
> > >
> > >  --- Anand Kumria <wildfire&#167;progsoc.uts.edu.au> wrote:
> > > > However a lot of organisations are realising just how
> > > expensive .au is
> > > > and are making use of other gTLDs (e.g. cityrail.info,
> > > > sydneyhomeshow.com, etc.) instead. With those kinds of
> > >
> > > Cityrail, along with 131500, have both the the .info and
> > > .com.au domains registered. Well, without looking up the
> > > owners of the .com.au domains, there is a redirect from
> > > cityrail.com.au to cityrail.com and both 131500.com.au and
> > > 131500.info give the same result.
> > >
> > > And sydneyhomeshow.com.au does not work.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > David
> > >
> > > =====
> > > David Goldstein
> > >  address: 2/4 Dundas Street
> > >              COOGEE NSW 2034
> > >              AUSTRALIA
> > >  email: Goldstein_David&#167;yahoo.com.au
> > >  phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 0015 - home
> > >
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> > > http://au.movies.yahoo.com
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