All gTLD expansion plans are misguided, especially the recent flood.
Being able to register a domain for ~$10 on a first-come-first-served basis (modulo exceptions, which have been handled reasonably well by UDRP) is wonderfully accessible to everyone. gTLDs are prohibitively expensive to most. But beyond the money matters...
The simplicity and restrictiveness of .com made it attractive. The .kitchen-sink direction -- blowing out .net and .org in the worse ways -- creates a mess.
Being able to register a domain for ~$10 on a first-come-first-served basis (modulo exceptions, which have been handled reasonably well by UDRP) is wonderfully accessible to everyone. gTLDs are prohibitively expensive to most. But beyond the money matters...
The simplicity and restrictiveness of .com made it attractive. The .kitchen-sink direction -- blowing out .net and .org in the worse ways -- creates a mess.