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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.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bit.ly/2LciD0g">https://bit.ly/2LciD0g</a><br>
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Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/07/2018 16:28, Michele Neylon -
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">That’s a tiny amount of
money for a Fortune 500 etc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Mr
Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Blacknight
Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Hosting,
Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Intl.
+353 (0) 59 9183072<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Direct
Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Personal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Some
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Blacknight
Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business
Park,Sleaty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93
X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Alan Greenberg
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca"><alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday 11 July 2018 at 15:27<br>
<b>To: </b>Olivier Crepin-Leblond <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ocl@gih.com"><ocl@gih.com></a>,
Michele Neylon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com"><michele@blacknight.com></a>, Carlton
Samuels <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:carlton.samuels@gmail.com"><carlton.samuels@gmail.com></a>, At-Large
Worldwide <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org"><at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org">"lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"><lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large]
Vistaprint is abandoning .vista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Over and above anything else, there is the
$25k annual registry fee plus whatever their registry operator
is charging them.<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
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At 11/07/2018 09:42 AM, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Michele,<br>
<br>
I wonder why they are dropping it. Does it cost them more in
the long run, than using several composed domains?<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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On 11/07/2018 10:27, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Carlton<br>
<br>
It’s a .brand – zero “normal†registrants or users
will be impacted<br>
<br>
If it was a TLD with actual registrations then it would be
a totally different matter, but it isn’t.<br>
<br>
Regards <br>
<br>
Michele<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Mr Michele Neylon<br>
Blacknight Solutions<br>
Hosting, Colocation & Domains<br>
<a href="https://www.blacknight.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.blacknight.com/</a><br>
<a href="http://blacknight.blog/" moz-do-not-send="true">http://blacknight.blog/</a><br>
Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<br>
Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<br>
Personal blog: <a href="https://michele.blog/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://michele.blog/</a><br>
Some thoughts: <a href="https://ceo.hosting/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://ceo.hosting/</a> <br>
-------------------------------<br>
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside
Business Park,Sleaty<br>
Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.:
370845<br>
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<b>From: </b>At-Large <a
href="mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a>
on behalf of Carlton Samuels
<a href="mailto:carlton.samuels@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><carlton.samuels@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday 10 July 2018 at 21:10<br>
<b>To: </b>At-Large Worldwide <a
href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a>,
<a href="mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">"lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"</a>
<a href="mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[At-Large] Vistaprint is abandoning
.vista<br>
<br>
Maybe we should track these 'returns/abandonments' and in
context, [re]read the recommendations of the Subsequent
Procedures WG?
<br>
<br>
Saw a story of a domain investor account of his return on
investment so far; he's in the red with diminishing
prospects.
<br>
<br>
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!<br>
<br>
<a
href="https://domainnamewire.com/2018/07/10/vistaprint-drops-vista-top-level-domain/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://domainnamewire.com/2018/07/10/vistaprint-drops-vista-top-level-domain/</a>
<br>
<br>
-Carlton<br>
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