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Not at all. If you decide on foobar.io, and someone else snaps up foobar.com, they effectively own the name foobar going forward. You're now in a tough situatio
by mike_d 3y ago
Not at all. If you decide on foobar.io, and someone else snaps up foobar.com, they effectively own the name foobar going forward. You're now in a tough situation of rebranding or trying to fight them to get the com.
- phito 3y agoWhat prevents you from cohabiting?
- mike_d 3y agoIntellectual property laws, honestly. Peacefully coexisting isn't an option when you need to proactively defend trademarks to keep them. In such a dispute, holding the .com (with bonus points for defensive registrations across other TLDs) will grant you some favor.