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<p>I agree Alan,</p>
<p>an important part of the homework Carlton gave us, is to analyze the cash flow impact on ICANN finances of ¨wilting¨ TLDs</p>
<p>I like this definition, and as an ESL person really appreciate Joly´s prose</p>
<p> a nice weekend to all!</p>
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<p>El 2018-07-11 16:23, Alan Greenberg escribió:</p>
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignored --><!-- meta ignored --> Over and above anything else, there is the $25k annual registry fee plus whatever their registry operator is charging them.<br /><br /> Alan<br /><br /> At 11/07/2018 09:42 AM, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:<br /><br />
<blockquote class="cite">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 /><br /> On 11/07/2018 10:27, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:<br />
<blockquote class="cite">Carlton<br />  <br /> It’s a .brand – zero â€œnormal†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/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.blacknight.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://blacknight.blog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 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/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://michele.blog/</a><br /> Some thoughts: <a href="https://ceo.hosting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">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 />  <br /> <strong>From: </strong>At-Large <a href="mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org"> <at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a> on behalf of Carlton Samuels <a href="mailto:carlton.samuels@gmail.com"> <carlton.samuels@gmail.com></a><br /> <strong>Date: </strong>Tuesday 10 July 2018 at 21:10<br /> <strong>To: </strong>At-Large Worldwide <a href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org"> <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a>, <a href="mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"> "lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"</a> <a href="mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org"> <lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a><br /> <strong>Subject: </strong>[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/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://domainnamewire.com/2018/07/10/vistaprint-drops-vista-top-level-domain/</a> <br />  <br /> -Carlton<br />  <br /><br /> ==============================<br /> <em>Carlton A Samuels</em><br /> <em>Mobile: 876-818-1799<br /> Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</em><br /> =============================<br /><br /> <br /><br />
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