Just spoke with the developer. His only reason is because he can sell NVC...not because he believes it has a future. LOL!
I am sorry to disagree with you smoothie, but I believe that I am being misquoted. I have researched our chat logs and could only find following:
[2/19/2013 4:10:06 PM] smoothie: you guys accept namecoin too?
[2/19/2013 4:16:08 PM] me: Yup
[2/19/2013 4:16:17 PM] me: It is a coin for registering domains
[2/19/2013 4:16:18 PM] smoothie: lol cool
[2/19/2013 4:16:20 PM] smoothie: true
[2/19/2013 4:16:45 PM] smoothie: well Namecoin is dead ...i think...there isnt enough communit interest in it
[2/19/2013 4:17:38 PM] me: Might be, might not be, regardless I can sell them for btc
Please be aware that I am not trying to bash Namecoin or any other coin; I was simply stating the fact that if necessary, it can eventually be converted to fiat currency (for paying my server costs, etc). I believe that all crypto currencies can be successful with a good foundation and strong community.