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Wednesday, 30 May 2012 18:55 David Goldstein
As the last strike of the clock signals the end of 30 May 2012 there will be quiet relief from the back offices and consultants of most top-level domain name (TLD) applicants. And finally after the drama of the TAS system gremlins we have closure. Still there may yet be squeals of anguish as someone, somewhere got it wrong. A glitch in the applicant’s computer, a lost bank transfer, a last minute switch of provider: all may be reasons for failure. But for the rest, they will have made the first significant step on the path to success. And as the quip attributed to Gore Vidal so aptly put it, "It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail." So let’s discuss some additional points of failure.
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