>This is because they are technically incompent fools
>who have no chance to compete in the real world
>without a protective monopoly.

How is it then that they have been so successful in the gTLD market where
they have recently become the 4th largest registrar globally by market share?

Ain't no protective monopoly there.  In fact they are to some extent competing
against an entrenched monopoly in the form of Verisign...

Please explain?
jon

>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:31:53 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Peter <peterc005&#167;yahoo.com>
>To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>Subject: Re: [DNS] Melbourne IT - speed, security and quality of service
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I thought this article was pretty funny.
>
>Melbourne IT are arrogant and technically incompetant.
>
>If they try to service by providing better service,
>then they are stuffed. Big time.
>
>The only reason that they have survived up until now
>is an effective monopoly that was given to them. Now
>the monolpoly is gone they will die a slow death over
>the next year or so.
>
>Attempts by Melbourne IT to diversify into other
>areas, such as IT consulting, have been a failure.
>This is because they are technically incompent fools
>who have no chance to compete in the real world
>without a protective monopoly.
>
>Sell your Melbourne IT shares while you can!
>
>Save this email and review it in twelve months to see
>if I am right or not.
>
>Regards
>
>Peter
>
>
>--- Rod Keys <rod&#167;ddns.com.au> wrote:
>> :-)
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Hooper" <dave&#167;davehooper.net>
>> To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:39 AM
>> Subject: [DNS] Melbourne IT - speed, security and
>> quality of service
>> 
>> 
>> >
>>
>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/06/1028157901787.html
>> >
>> > "Melbourne IT decided to hold its prices rather
>> than drop them in the
>> > face of competition and will market itself on
>> speed, security and
>> > quality of service."
>> >
>> > Thoughts? How are they travelling so far?
>> >
>> > Dave Hooper
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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