On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Evan Leibovitch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 4 July 2012 09:15, Adam Peake <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
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>> Failure of outreach, or just a reflection of economics.
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>
> There are more answers/excuses than those two. Many more.
>
> ICANN continues to amaze me, in that so many inside its bubble cannot
> comprehend the mere possibility that there may simply be no demand for

Yes, that's what I meant by "a reflection of economics".

But, as outreach was poor, you can't real prove the latter.   With a
bit more effort there might there have been 10 applicants from
sub-saharan Africa?  A couple from Philippines, Indonesia?  No idea,
and neither have you. Which is a good reason to try and find out (hard
after the fact.)

GAC also concerned about lack of diversity with tech providers, lack
of accredited registrars from developing countries.

Adam



> new
> TLDs in wide swaths of the world, especially after factoring out defensive
> motives. Not just Africa. Not everyone believes that that mere speculation
> equates to innovation, or that private ownership/control of common words is
> a Good Idea. And no amount of bovine lipstick is going to hide these core
> assumptions of the TLD expansion program.
>
> After promoting an idea/product to an audience that doesn't take, saying
> that the message was not adequately delivered is a convenient excuse. But
> there's also the distinct possibility -- that must be at least considered --
> that the message was sufficiently delivered and understood, but the target
> market has chosen not to partake based on educated choice.
>
> - Evan
>
>