Re: [gnso-rap-dt] Front-Running

[George Kirikos <icann+rap@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi again,

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:46 AM, George Kirikos wrote:
> A number I found interesting was that 37% abandoned their shopping
> carts in order to do comparison shopping. This would seem to support
> the hypothesis that a cart-hold could harm other registrars. For the
> 36% with a "lack of money", a cart-hold could harm other potential
> registrants for that same domain name that do have money and would be
> prepared to register and pay for the domain if it was available.

Oops, I noticed that phrasing might be open to a couple of different
interpretations. To be more precise, the 37% and 36% stats refer only
to the SUBSET of those with abandoned carts (i.e. not 37% and 36% of
ALL shoppers).

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
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