One thing that really impressed me at our recent INET was Vint Cerf's continued emphasis, and he should know better than anyone, that the Internet is a dynamically changing entity driven by its users
Part of that dynamism is an evolving ability to work around obstacles. The Internet-using public has already found a way around domain names -- efficient search engines. It's no coincidence that the Chrome browser combines the search and URL areas into one. If you're looking for a specific website, chances are you'll more likely to find it -- rather than those of name speculators and typosquatters who have taken what-you-want.com <http://something.com> and similar names -- by doing a search on Google or Bing. The search engines will automatically find you, more often then not, what you really want. This increasing use of search engines is one more reason why the new gTLD boom is pointless. If you needed a domain name by now, chances are your first choice -- or maybe even your first 50 choices -- were taken. But you finally found something workable; your stationary and promotion uses it, and the public can find you using that and search engines. Will the new availability of "your-fourth-choice.newTLD" (the first three were already scooped up by squatters during the sunrise period) really make you want to uproot? Some will, most won't -- but they may still have to do it anyway as a defensive measure. - Evan