I agree wholeheartedly with
both of the messages posted in this string. The "Clicks and Mortar" community,
as well as the "Bricks and Mortar" community, as well as the current e-commerce community
will benefit from .shop.Check out who one of the partners on one of the .shop
applications is; the Simon Property Group. These people develop and run 25%
of the malls in America and many more abroad. I would think that they would
have a handle on the needs of retailers, etc.! If they were willing to get
involved, we should all be willing to accept the fact that .shop will help increase
accessibility, stability and competition on the Web.
I hope the ICANN board can
see this as well.