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The .io domain name is both expensive and somewhat unreliable. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15293578 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=

The .io domain name is both expensive and somewhat unreliable. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15293578 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15293578 We have used it for many years at https://clara.io https://clara.io, but we are moving away from it back to .com for all new services.

senorjazz 7y ago
10, probably more like 15 years ago, someone told me "if the .com is available, get the .com - always the .com. If it isn't available, get a different .com"
- sfoley 7y ago
  That’s pretty much my policy. It baffles me that .io ever took off: 6x the cost, significantly reliable, and probably less trustworthy to the average user.
  - ravenstine 7y ago
    Cost and reliability notwithstanding, I don't think most businesses who own .io domain names are selling to the average customer.
  - sokoloff 7y ago
    In the scope of running most companies, it rounds the same as 6 times $0.