If we're having this futile debate about the profits that the successful
bidder is rumoured to be making, imagine the uproar had a higher-priced
bidder won.

Everybody on this list arguably had the same opportunity to manage the
registry.  Why gripe now, when it's obviously successful?

Competition, of necessity, creates a winner.  We don't know what risk they
took, either financially or commercially.  Obviously AusRegistry took a
greater risk than their fellow bidders, and now they're being rewarded.  As
it should be in a capitalist system.

It will be interesting to see what prices come out of the next bidding
process for the registry is under way / complete.  Will we see far more
contenders now that the viability is obvious?

I surmise that AusRegistry will drop their prices substantially before that
next tender begins, if for no reason other than to heighen the risk for
their competitors to enter the market.

Ron Stark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Owen [mailto:tony§seol.net.au] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 May 2004 6:20 PM
> To: dns§dotau.org
> Subject: Re: [DNS] Rationale of .au high price was: [DNS] Cat 
> got your tongue Chris?
> 
> > The costs of entry into the market for AusRegistry should not be 
> > passed onto the customer. this being the case, then AuDA failed the 
> > internet community in not ensuring that they got the best deal.
> 
> Hindsight is a wonderful thing, we can now workout how much 
> profit they made and see they did exceedingly well.
> 
> However, who knew how many domains they would sell ? ... 
> after all unlike other domain space .au domain names cannot 
> be sold ...
> 
> When going into a venture a calculation has to be made on 
> recouping startup costs or the value of the business when it 
> is sold, my understanding is that if they lose in 
> retendering, there business would be worthless .. so they 
> have to recoup all costs and turn a profit.
> 
> Will they continue with the same revenue stream? .. ie has 
> anyone purchased domain names hoping Auda will change the 
> system and they can resell them ...
> 
> Business is uncertain, those who layout significant funds 
> deserve a reward.
> 
> Cheers
> Tony Owen
> seol.net.au
> 
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