I understand what you are saying but I still somewhat disagree. When it comes to internet companies, their domain name is their brand name. They can't just create a new domain name and switch their good or service over to that domain name and be able to instantly have the same revenues as before.
Using the Stevepavlina.com example:
Obviously it's Steve's writing ability that has made his website so successful, and not his domain name. But if Steve were to sell his website, the worth of the website would most likely drop as it no longer had Steve contributing to it (and that's why we all read his site). And if Steve republished his work on a new site, he would be going through the whole process of climbing the ranks of the internet's most popular websites. Meanwhile his income would drop significantly as his new website does not have as much traffic coming to it, despite the fact that he is still putting out quality articles. So when Steve ditches his domain stevepavlina.com and goes to a new domain name, his revenues change. By this logic, I believe that a domain name and an internet company are basically the same thing.
Or to put it simply:
An internet company provides a good or service for a fee, but their domain name (basically brand name) is the means for this exchange to occur. If the domain name were to change, there would be issues in this exchange as former and would-be clients would be lost, despite the fact that the internet company still offers the same good or service at their new domain name.
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