In article <CAGFn2k3E7q5GbH6m9PmHp2+bmna33PPtdHFdFSXDBjyeAodRKw@mail.gmail.com> you write:
El Reg is more of a tabloid than industry media, but you can read almost the same views at domain industry blogs: http://domainincite.com/25129-breaking-verisign-pays-icann-20-million-and-ge... https://domainnamewire.com/2020/01/03/com-prices-are-going-up-after-verisign...
I agree about El Reg, and would say the same thing about the other two which are by and for domain speculators. The domainnamewire story is just wrong, claiming that the $20M will go into the ICANN general fund while in fact it's earmarked for security projects. The impact of this is that if you have a .com domain name, you may have to budget as much as an additional $3/yr. Wahoo. I don't necessarily think that Verisign is a pinnacle of virtue (although it has been very good to its shareholders) but it's a tempest in a domain speculator's teapot. R's, John