Of course a limited resource will be more expensive than one that is less so. And, of course, the price will ultimately fluctuate with demand. And, the cost of producing the resource will be factored into the total cost. All this said, however, I'd like to see the justification for the proposed change. How is it that the cost of maintaining a database of unique strings is suddenly going to spike over the next few years? It seems pretty unlikely. How is it in the public interest to make the .com namespace more expensive? There's no way the price increase will impact the bottom line of large or even medium commercial enterprises. Even if the yearly cost of a domain increases 100% overnight, that won't even register on the balance sheet for, say, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft, or Wells Fargo. The only people who will notice this are those on the margins. This will shut down the voices of those who can just barely afford to participate. This seems like a play to grab a bunch of cash while screwing over the people who have the least power. If Verisign needs the money that badly, then we should be paying a lot more attention to their situation. Maybe they need help -- help that might look like lightening their responsibilities, or overseeing their finances. Don't do this. It's not good for anyone who isn't Verisign.