On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, John Neiberger wrote:
It never ceases to amaze me that some companies will move forward with actions that they know will give them a horrible reputation. Does the potential for short-term financial gain outweigh the benefits of a good long-term reputation? Verisign, SCO, and Postini come to mind as examples.
Hmm the volumes and costs involved are more than a short term financial gain imho, I'd say this represented long term large income and pretty easy money too. (imho) I'd also say that you overestimate the bad reputation.. the nanog community isnt that large when you consider the global market using verisign for various services, and often commercial decisions to use verisign are made by non-technical folks not on nanog if i was a commercial vp at verisign, i'd probably be thinking in a similar manner, they are in a unique position and unique sales points means big money in this marketplace Steve (anti-flame disclaimer - i'm not a commerical person, and my logic only outlines the reasoning behind having as neutral a body as possible operating these kind of services)