StupidScript - 8:53 pm on Dec 5, 2006 (gmt 0)

A competitive bidding process for the .com contract would surely drive down prices for the benefit of consumers.

Oh yeah! I am SO looking forward to "the lowest bidder gets to manage the entire gTLD!" Hell ... I'll do it for $0.50 per year per domain! Seriously! I have a few spare computers and a nice T1. That ought to be fine, after all ... with the web expanding nearly exponentially every day, what other possible costs would I incur? Pure profit, baby ...

Bah.

Lowest bid, competitive bidding ... I frankly don't give a d**n as long as the system remains stable and robust. If Verisign needs to add another few thousand servers and their accompanying real estate and managers, I really don't begrudge them the less than $2 more per domain per year that they could end up charging my registrar, as long as the system stays stable and robust.