Quote from: Jack of Diamonds on January 28, 2012, 01:48:12 PM

Quote from: os2sam

If you can do a better job than Deepbit or any other fee based pool, then just do it.

Doesn't work that way, it's popularity was already established when mining became common.
Nobody or nothing can surpass it anymore (without, once again, extended downtime of the pool)

You can't make a new deepbit any more than you can make a new Microsoft or Apple.
Those market positions are already filled by the biggest player and can't be surpassed without either illegal means or misfortune.

I respectfully disagree. If someone else did come up with a good and reliable pool/service with the quality of service DB provides they could do as well. But I seriously doubt that a no fee pool could it. And the other factor, the way everyone is talking, is that this P2Pool thing may make pools obsolete. If that is true then it is all a moot point anyway.

I'm sure the investment, maintenance and defending against attacks cost allot of time and money. I have no idea what kind of profit the fee based pools make but I'm sure it's nowhere near what many people may think. And if it is, well good for them for getting a return on their investment.

Hmm, people used to say the same thing about IBM and their Mainframes. Someone will, eventually, unseat M$. It will take someone with vision like Gates and Jobs and can effectively implement it. It won't happen by someone with the attitude that the "biggest player and can't be surpassed".
Sam