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> For the avoidance of doubt, ICANN's Preliminary Determination shall not prohibit ICANN from delegating the gTLD pursuant to a future application process for t

> For the avoidance of doubt, ICANN's Preliminary Determination shall not prohibit ICANN from delegating the gTLD pursuant to a future application process for the delegation of top-level-domains, subject to any processes and objection procedures instituted by ICANN in connection with such application process intended to protect the rights of third parties. So not really a graveyard. They can be registered again under the normal conditions that apply. With Google's mission to remove the URL from the browser and these TLD's often being considered fishy (in terms of spam detection etc). I can understand there is little value for companies to obtain/keep these other than prevent squatting.

duskwuff 8y ago
> other than prevent squatting. And something that became clear during the application process was that squatting is not going to be an issue for gTLDs. There's ample time for a rightsholder to object to a problematic registration.
liamcardenas 8y ago
> With Google's mission to remove the URL from the browser... What evidence is there for this? I searched and I couldn't find anything. Is this[1] what you are referring to? Because that, in my opinion, is just a minor UI change -- not a fundamental shift in the browser experience, as you seem to imply. [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/28/chrome-experiment-hides-search-urls/ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/28/chrome-experiment-hides-se...
- tonysdg 8y ago
  Possibly this? https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/ https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/
- 51lver 8y ago
  When was the last time a google link took you to the url that was displayed below it? They don't treat links honestly at all anymore (including javascript clickjacking, not just tracking links). Direct navigation is not in their best interests at all anymore. Yes, they want to kill the URL.

duskwuff 8y ago

> other than prevent squatting. And something that became clear during the application process was that squatting is not going to be an issue for gTLDs. There's ample time for a rightsholder to object to a problematic registration.

liamcardenas 8y ago

> With Google's mission to remove the URL from the browser... What evidence is there for this? I searched and I couldn't find anything. Is this[1] what you are referring to? Because that, in my opinion, is just a minor UI change -- not a fundamental shift in the browser experience, as you seem to imply. [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/28/chrome-experiment-hides-search-urls/ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/28/chrome-experiment-hides-se...

tonysdg 8y ago
Possibly this? https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/ https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/
51lver 8y ago
When was the last time a google link took you to the url that was displayed below it? They don't treat links honestly at all anymore (including javascript clickjacking, not just tracking links). Direct navigation is not in their best interests at all anymore. Yes, they want to kill the URL.