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tech never works for long (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] RogueJello@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And you knew 25 years ago that the market wouldn't consolidate down to 1-2 registrars?

[–] teuto@lemmy.teuto.icu 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose you can't know that, but your odds on betting on a whole industry are better than a single company. Not to mention, the barrier to entry for a registrar becoming accredited really isn't that high, so I wouldn't expect market consolidation unless ICANN changes the process, at which point shit is fucked regardless.

[–] RogueJello@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

True, I'd be more concerned about legislation to be honest. The CAN-SPAM act is just the mildest example.

Also with the computer industry it's getting pretty rare for any market niche to have more than 1-2 dominant players in it. Generally it's winner take all. Just see what happened with all the indie ISPs.