I personally think that VISA/MasterCard as a basis for conducting internet commerce is way overpriced. Do we really want to hand over this much cash to two banks?
http://www.ronanobrien.info/laser-to-debit-card-fee-increase/
I also fee that the iia are asleep pandering to internal industry issues/promotion instead of looking at the real issues challenging a wider part of the Irish internet industry apart from ourselves - the actual businsess. While many argue that the iia is open to information/support/training/membership to business people (distinct from "web" vendors, which pretty much includes most of us here, myself included) - you have to admit, there is very little from the business-only side in the iia.
http://www.ronanobrien.info/laser-to-debit-card-fee-increase/
I also fee that the iia are asleep pandering to internal industry issues/promotion instead of looking at the real issues challenging a wider part of the Irish internet industry apart from ourselves - the actual businsess. While many argue that the iia is open to information/support/training/membership to business people (distinct from "web" vendors, which pretty much includes most of us here, myself included) - you have to admit, there is very little from the business-only side in the iia.