[At-Large] [lac-discuss-en] Vistaprint is abandoning .vista

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Yes, that's what I wondered. I mean, having gone through the motions and
all the work to apply, it seems strange to let go of such a mark, except
if the crowded trademark space around "vista" was more a liability than
an asset.
https://bit.ly/2LciD0g

Kindest regards,

Olivier

On 11/07/2018 16:28, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:
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> That’s a tiny amount of money for a Fortune 500 etc
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> *From: *Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> *Date: *Wednesday 11 July 2018 at 15:27
> *To: *Olivier Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>, Michele Neylon
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> *Subject: *Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] Vistaprint is abandoning .vista
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> Over and above anything else, there is the $25k annual registry fee
> plus whatever their registry operator is charging them.
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> Alan
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> At 11/07/2018 09:42 AM, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:
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>     Dear Michele,
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>     I wonder why they are dropping it. Does it cost them more in the
>     long run, than using several composed domains?
>     Kindest regards,
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>     Olivier
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>     On 11/07/2018 10:27, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:
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>         Carlton
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>         It’s a .brand – zero “normal” registrants or users will
>         be impacted
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>         If it was a TLD with actual registrations then it would be a
>         totally different matter, but it isn’t.
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>         Regards
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>         Michele
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>         Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels at gmail.com>
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>         *Subject: *[At-Large] Vistaprint is abandoning .vista
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>         Maybe we should track these 'returns/abandonments' and in
>         context, [re]read the recommendations of the Subsequent
>         Procedures WG? 
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>         Saw a story of a domain investor account of his return on
>         investment so far; he's in the red with diminishing prospects. 
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>         On top of these kind of stories that speak to the conditions
>         in the end user market and the 'retired and/or abandoned
>         gLTDs, it just seems 'otherworldly' to me that in all the
>         happy talk of new rounds, this idea that demand has something
>         to do with markets is largely left unmentioned. Helluva thing!
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>         https://domainnamewire.com/2018/07/10/vistaprint-drops-vista-top-level-domain/
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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