On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Esther Dyson wrote:
> Let me add: We understand perfectly that this situation is not ideal, but
> it is temproary, and two months is a short time. There will be enouhg
> glitches getting this test going that we do not expect it to give anyone a
> competitive edge.
$70 per domain for two years vs $18 for the same time period? Please tell
me what "glitches" would prevent an obvious competitive edge at this
disparity in pricing.
> I don't want to sound cavalier, but as the Justice Department has often said
> with regard to Microsoft in particular and competition in general, our job
> is to foster competition, not to protect competitors.
In order to "foster competition", five players are allowed deeply
discounted pricing, while everyone else is left to pay full price? That
certainly doesn't sound like the fostering of competition.
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