Whoever wrote this article for the BBC should have done a little more research:"In
contrast, many .com domains can be snapped up for as little as $50"
$50? You can
get 5 domains for $50 these days (unless, of course, you continue to put up with
overpriced Network Solutions).
"Only .name looks like it will be open to anyone."
Only
.info looks like it will be open to anyone. Global Name Registry who was awarded
.name is only going to permit the registration of third level domains (john.smith.name),
rather than second level domains (smith.name), from what I understand. .info, while
realistically limited in use, appears to be the only domain truly open to everyone.
Back
on topic though, it still amazes me that Neulevel is planning to charge as much for
one .biz domain as someone like Gandi.net charges for 200 .com domains.