it is not a government agency, so they are not required to be fair to anyone. they can do business with whomever they wish, regardless of what you consider to be fair or not
Are you trying to say that this is a bad thing? It seems that many Slashdot readers are really Socialists (although, I must admit, in replies to this story I have seen a few people that I agree with). Any capitalist would take advantage of any resource available to turn a profit. Just about every technological innovation is here because someone knew that they could make a profit from it.
If you dont want to spend $300 for a domain, then just don't buy it. Nbody is forcing you to. This company has a good Idea, and I hope they can make it work.
As for a monopoly, that is just bullshit. Since when is.pro the only omain available? Some people think that the internet is some kind of socialist playground, but they are dead wrong. The internet is as big as it is today because businesses saw that money could be made from it.
As soon as I find a way to take advantage of the 'net to make money, I will do it, regardless of if it pisses you off or not.
"is it right to take a good product away from so many people who really do like it just because another company's product isn't taking over the market like they hoped it would?"
If I owned a patent and someone else used my innovation, I would be pissed off. I know you damn socialists can't understand it, but a BUSINESS is trying to make MONEY. Not trying to help the community, or just try to make enough to get by on. They are after profits, the bigger the better. The reason innovation takes place is because the creators know that it will make them money. They are not trying to give something to the community, or change the world of technology like you wish they were. Just my thoughts on this
Someone is gonna be pissed about me posting this, but if you dont know about the Libertarian party, visit www.lp.org. They are against copy protection, and stand agains regulaion of cryptographic sofware and p2p networks.
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it is not a government agency, so they are not required to be fair to anyone. they can do business with whomever they wish, regardless of what you consider to be fair or not
"The commercialization of the net continues"
.pro the only omain available? Some people think that the internet is some kind of socialist playground, but they are dead wrong. The internet is as big as it is today because businesses saw that money could be made from it.
Are you trying to say that this is a bad thing? It seems that many Slashdot readers are really Socialists (although, I must admit, in replies to this story I have seen a few people that I agree with). Any capitalist would take advantage of any resource available to turn a profit. Just about every technological innovation is here because someone knew that they could make a profit from it.
If you dont want to spend $300 for a domain, then just don't buy it. Nbody is forcing you to. This company has a good Idea, and I hope they can make it work.
As for a monopoly, that is just bullshit. Since when is
As soon as I find a way to take advantage of the 'net to make money, I will do it, regardless of if it pisses you off or not.
http://www.lp.org
"is it right to take a good product away from so many people who really do like it just because another company's product isn't taking over the market like they hoped it would?" If I owned a patent and someone else used my innovation, I would be pissed off. I know you damn socialists can't understand it, but a BUSINESS is trying to make MONEY. Not trying to help the community, or just try to make enough to get by on. They are after profits, the bigger the better. The reason innovation takes place is because the creators know that it will make them money. They are not trying to give something to the community, or change the world of technology like you wish they were. Just my thoughts on this
Someone is gonna be pissed about me posting this, but if you dont know about the Libertarian party, visit www.lp.org. They are against copy protection, and stand agains regulaion of cryptographic sofware and p2p networks.