I recall similar hype, sales projections, and some initial success w/ .us when it first became available to the public, nearly, (whew!) three years ago.
I think that there is some validity in the .com->.us/.com->.co.in comparison, although I may not see the market differences as being as extreme as some are proclaiming.
What has to be remembered, is that a good salesman/marketer strikes when the iron is hot. If I had invested in a stable of co.in names, I would be talking the cctld up and promoting it at every oppurtunity. Listing the actual and projected sale/s figure/s, helps keep up the fever pitch, and acts to enhance the value of names currently under negotiation in the eyes of the beholders. I have done this myself in past occasions.
One danger in this method of self-promotion lies in the presentation technique. If one takes the "Look what I've done!" approach, and is implying, "Look what you've missed out on.", one is certain to draw the ire and resentment of other domainer's who, due to reasons of their own, decided to take a different path. No one likes to be confronted by smugness and arrogance, or have missed oppurtunity pointed out to them
I'm not 100% sure if this is the case here, but I am seeing an undo amount of ruffled feathers, (including, I'm guessing, some of my own), as well as an abundance of defensiveness, heated disagreement, and divisiveness emanating from discussions involving the co.in. topic. :talk:
