|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: Ron Stark [mailto:ronstark§businesspark.com.au] 
|> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 8:09 AM
|> To: 'dns§lists.auda.org.au'
|> Subject: RE: [DNS] Prices, competition and the market
|> 
|> 
|> Darryl, I'm speaking from the consumer's perspective.  My 
|> analogy stands, as I was using it to refute the argument 
|> that dropping prices would of itself create demand.
|> 
|> I say that there little or no demand for domain names per 
|> se, at whatever price.
|> 
|> Ron Stark

Well speaking from a supply side, there certainly is demand in some
markets.  DHS International has been providing services for over 250,000
hostnames ourselves.  These are sub-domains under gTLD's.

If the demand is there for even gTLD sub-domains, I consider it a given
there would also be demand for ccTLD domains and sub-domains.

I don't know how great the demand here in Australia is and I expect it
is up to the supply side to raise awareness of any advantages consumers
may get from obtaining a domain name.  The market is certainly limited
due to population density and ccTLD policy.  

Demand can always be created also.

Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.