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Look, as stated in my previous
post in quite detail, Afilias has made an application where they are forecasting
a loss position in the 90% to 50% confidence levels. For-profit entities can not
operate as an ongoing concern if consistently in a loss position. Thus, two
issues are clear: 1) the application, if accepted, will have to be altered later
thus making its original acceptance pretty ridiculous. I would have to think
that Afilias believes they would be allowed to do this. But I do not see anywhere
in ICANN's application description a clause stating that the application may be modified
once in operation due to poor, but expected, financial results. 2) if the application
is accepted and the new registry is indeed forced to honor it's application commitments
by ICANN thus suffering mounting net losses, then does not the ongoing stability
of the internet as it relates to this registry come into question? It's a reasonable
question. Has the Afilias management team really submitted an application where
they are hoping that the 10% confidence level is what will come to fruition - as
this is the only scenario they are forecasting to be profitable? .....and I have
not even mentioned the fact that 50% of year 1 revenues must be deferred to year
2 due to the initial registration period being a minimum of 2 years. I am looking
for sound business answers here regarding the projected financial performance of
the Afilias application.....If there are none, I suggest Affilias quickly re-think
and re-submit their marketing strategy and expenditures as a % to revenues.
And if they do this, they better re-think their revenues as they are depending upon
market penetration to drive the volume of registrations. Or increase the
unit price they plan to have the registry charge their registrars. From what
I can see, a unit increase to $6.75 should about cover it (or atleast give the thing
a fighting chance from a profitability standpoint). And I do not want to hear about
'other services' that may be revenue generating. For the long term stability
of the internet, the registry operation needs to be able to stand on its own. Ray
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Message Thread:
- .info, etc. Application by Afilias, LLC Moderator, October 7 @ 10:21 PM (57/145)
- Afilias must WAIT! first1, November 5 @ 3:45 PM (0/0)
- ICANN: we know you are listening and we are confident in your fairness fabrcop, November 5 @ 10:06 AM (0/0)
- .info to Afilias & .web to IODesign H, November 3 @ 11:12 PM (1/1)
- VOTE YES to .WEB, YES to .SITE but NO to AFILIAS Anthony 2nd, November 3 @ 8:52 PM (1/1)
- ......Regarding .WEB: Vote YES to Image Online Design // Vote NO to Afilias ! icann_, November 1 @ 11:31 PM (0/0)
- Regarding .WEB: Vote YES to Image Online Design // Vote NO to Afilias y2k, November 1 @ 11:21 PM (0/0)
- ....Regarding .WEB: Vote NO to Afilias // Vote YES to Image Online Design ! y2k, November 1 @ 10:47 PM (0/0)
- ICANN: listen to this suggestion and be appreciated all over the world! fabrcop, October 30 @ 9:10 PM (0/0)
- ZDNet picks up the Meeks Article vdfman, October 26 @ 3:56 PM (0/0)
- Don't change the RRP right now mikel5, October 26 @ 2:31 PM (0/0)
- Tell it like it is! Moderator? first1, October 26 @ 12:09 AM (2/2)
- MSNBC Article about ICANN and .Web jtrade, October 25 @ 3:54 AM (1/2)
- Read This About NSI, For Perspective On Afilias Application pilot2, October 24 @ 11:41 PM (0/0)
- Where's the Competition? jtrade, October 24 @ 1:39 AM (0/0)
- Why the moderator does not have a real name ?? debug, October 24 @ 1:22 AM (0/0)
- NSI Cybersquatting jtrade, October 23 @ 10:11 PM (0/0)
- The last thing you want Say_No_To_Afilias, October 23 @ 5:06 AM (0/0)
- Tucows and Register.com submit letter expressing concern over Agreements between ICANN/NSI Gregory W. Krajewski, October 22 @ 11:19 PM (1/2)
- SAY NO TO .WEB SayNoToIOD, October 22 @ 5:44 PM (4/10)
- Doesn't anyone find it odd that. . . World Thoughts, October 22 @ 2:47 PM (2/3)
- Afilias - open and fair gpine, October 21 @ 8:17 AM (2/3)
- Sherman & Clayton Antitrust Acts & Afilias Merlin, October 21 @ 3:54 AM (1/1)
- Proposition to ICANN, Applicants & Internet Community Pistoff, October 18 @ 6:10 PM (1/2)
- .web concerns David Coombs, October 17 @ 6:14 PM (1/1)
- Comments about Network Solutions....from another board (verifying what we are saying ICANN) Gregory W. Krajewski, October 17 @ 5:32 PM (0/0)
- 500,000 Domains Stolen By Trademark? Holders During Sunrise Period enforcer, October 17 @ 8:35 AM (0/0)
- AFILIAS.TV!!!!!! WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!! THIS IS SO ACCURATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SayNoToAbacus, October 17 @ 4:22 AM (0/0)
- SAY NO TO AFILIAS and YES TO IOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IOD is the future of the internet!!!!!!!! SayNoToAbacus, October 17 @ 4:19 AM (0/0)
- Image Online Design should get .web martindali, October 16 @ 10:48 PM (1/2)
- Vote NO to Afilias joanna lane, October 16 @ 10:30 PM (1/3)
- KEN STUBBS - CONFLICT OF INTEREST! md, October 16 @ 10:10 PM (0/0)
- Fuzzy looking numbers Ray, October 16 @ 4:36 AM (2/5)
- Afilias should have changed their name to>>> Merlin, October 16 @ 12:58 AM (0/0)
- Toubling Aspects Of Afilias Application Mr. Lawrence, October 15 @ 8:17 PM (1/2)
- Has the creation of AFILIAS been approved by respective authorities having supervision of cartels? friedrich, October 15 @ 5:03 PM (0/0)
- FORGET THIS EMOTIONAL RHETORIC -- LETS LOOK AT THE FACTS TRUTH BE TOLD, October 15 @ 10:37 AM (3/3)
- Ken Stubs - Insider TheWebster, October 15 @ 9:38 AM (0/0)
- THIS APPLICATION IS BAD FOR YOU, AND THE INTERNET Frank S., October 15 @ 1:56 AM (2/3)
- I support Afilias and registered Afilias.web today! Stoertebeker, October 14 @ 9:09 PM (1/1)
- TO ICANN BOARD MEMBERS: Dot WEB/IOD Supporters are getting organized...Building a website!! Gregory W. Krajewski, October 14 @ 7:02 PM (1/7)
- ICANN SCAMMED OUT OF ($950,000) BY AFILIAS CARTEL! AdvantaTel, October 14 @ 6:43 PM (0/0)
- CORE first1, October 14 @ 6:11 PM (1/1)
- KEN STUBS TESTIMONY first1, October 14 @ 5:31 PM (0/0)
- More (illegal) Domain Name hoarding by NSI (=Afilias)? Rebeka, October 14 @ 4:42 PM (0/0)
- Can Afilias Really Execute??? TheWebster, October 14 @ 7:07 AM (0/0)
- WOAH!! WOAH!! WOAH!! Can someone please verify this. cgrady, October 14 @ 7:01 AM (3/4)
- Sunrise Period and Afilias is Bad News!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Merlin, October 14 @ 5:12 AM (1/1)
- TO ICANN BOARD MEMBERS: Afilia.net is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing... Gregory W. Krajewski, October 14 @ 5:09 AM (0/0)
- TUCOWS has Sold Out! Merlin, October 14 @ 4:51 AM (1/1)
- DOT WEB will be tied up in court and new bid process for years dsigala, October 14 @ 3:47 AM (3/11)
- Ken Stubbs & Conflict of Interest Policy RDM, October 14 @ 3:05 AM (3/6)
- TO The ICANN Board Members Gregory W. Krajewski, October 13 @ 11:44 PM (1/1)
- Afilias, A New Cartel! AdvantaTel, October 13 @ 9:11 PM (0/0)
- Internet Stability? Ray, October 13 @ 9:09 PM (0/0)
- Afilias.TV - Is this their new web site?? spewtlds, October 13 @ 8:16 PM (2/2)
- Anti-Trust Concerns Merlin, October 13 @ 8:02 PM (1/1)
- Ken Stubbs and the Conflict of Interest Merlin, October 13 @ 7:42 PM (3/6)
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