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		ajonit on Aug 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase .com is not going anywhere. Verisign sits on gold with the most popular TLD on the planet. Any registry, if offered a chance, will takeover .com in a heartbeat at any price. Continuous price increase is unwarranted.

p1mrx on Aug 21, 2023 [–]

It seems you're describing exactly why the price increase is warranted.

NewJazz on Aug 21, 2023 | [–]

No, he is describing a situation where a single company has monopolized the stewardship of a common resource, and the government has not sought out alternative bids despite that being best practice.

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