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I remember a radio ad (before IDN, obviously), where a company having an "ö" in their name had to repeatedly tell their customers that their domain is written "

I remember a radio ad (before IDN, obviously), where a company having an "ö" in their name had to repeatedly tell their customers that their domain is written "oe" instead. I'm sure this issue has cost them some real money. Domain names are nothing like programming languages.

mongol 4y ago
Yes it used to happen all the time and it was butchering words right and left. For someone that has no affection to their language, that may feel ok, but to me the advantages of IDN outweighs the complexity without doubt.