[LINK] Why should it cost so much that only companies or rich people can afford it?

[Steven Clark]

They're already going to get a huge snowdrift of applications and counter-claims at this price from corporates and governments. If us mortals could get in the game, they'd have to rethink this whole thing.

Oh, did i say that out loud?

from Steven via Bandersnatch, a frumious iPad

On 18/06/2011, at 1:24 PM, Richard Chirgwin <rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Completely outrageous and shameful.
> 
> RC
> 
> On 18/06/11 1:23 PM, Kim Holburn wrote:
>> $185,000 - I suppose that's US$ - for a domain name?
>> 
>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/17/us-internet-names-idUSTRE75G49W20110617
>> 
>>> (Reuters) - Brand owners will soon be able to operate their own parts of the Web -- such as .apple, .coke or .marlboro -- if the biggest shake-up yet in how Internet domains are awarded is approved.
>>