Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Idea of Phasing

[Antony Van Couvering <avc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephane,

You're right, it's not entirely fair.  It is true nonetheless that one of the 
reasons we are here today is that previous methods of allocating gTLDs were 
adjudged as unfair by the ICANN community, who employed such epithets as 
"beauty contest."   While the chosen registries were not without merit, other 
meritorious TLDs were denied.  So while it wasn't chance alone, chance did play 
an important role.   Backgammon, not chess.

Antony


On Mar 24, 2010, at 2:27 PM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:

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> Le 24 mars 2010 à 15:34, Antony Van Couvering a écrit :
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>> Jeff,
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>> Existing registries already enjoy an enormous advantage over new gTLDs, from 
>> a number of perspectives.  
>> 
>> - First mover advantage, which  has grown ever larger as the new gTLD 
>> process drags on.  This is not due to existing registries' superior business 
>> acumen, but to the luck of the draw (just ask those who have applied for 
>> TLDs in every round, but have been denied).  This advantage is real and 
>> unfair.  
> 
> (SVG) I don't think that's fair. I mean in that case, you could also argue 
> that those applicants that were actually selected simply had better ideas or 
> business models than those that weren't. Especially those that were 
> repeatedly turned down.
> 
> Stéphane