A rehash of Firefox
The New York Times published an article about a new online service called OpenDNS.com. One of its grand services includes:
OpenDNS also makes it possible for users to use the Web address query box of a Web browser in the same way users now use the search engine query box found in all modern Web browsers. Typing a search request into the regular Web address box on a computer that uses the OpenDNS service will return search results and related advertisements from Yahoo.
Firefox has had this feature for years, and it usually directs you to a better search engine, Google.
Also:
His service will also correct standard spelling mistakes. For example, if a user types google.cm instead of google.com, OpenDNS will redirect the query to the correct Web page.
Eh, Google already came up with this idea too. The article says that $2 million has already been invested in this project. Is this a flashback to the dot com bubble?
You reacted to some of the more visible features of OpenDNS, but discount them because they are similar to some browser benefits. DNS improves the entire network, and is browser independent.
The core benefits of OpenDNS are a faster and more reliable Internet. Shortcuts, typo correction, phishing prevention and our other more visible features are built on that foundation.
Comparing your DNS to a browser sells both short. They are complements, not competitors.
Cheers,
John Roberts
OpenDNS