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Because it doesn't really matter anymore, it seems. Lots of established sites are on alternative TLDs now or at least began on them. I imagine the number of peo
by petercooper 12y ago
Because it doesn't really matter anymore, it seems. Lots of established sites are on alternative TLDs now or at least began on them. I imagine the number of people who type in full domains to access a site each time nowadays without autocomplete coming up is very low.
- tomtai 12y agoI think "it doesn't really matter anymore" is right on the money. .co as a TLD was essentially built around tech companies and directly marketed to them. Plus if we're honest - most of the time people Google for companies websites that don't autocomplete in their address bar... As an OTT example: If I want to come to Hacker News I type HN into Google and its the top result. I type two letters and click one link vs typing 'news.ycombinator.com' (typing 'news' for me brings the BBC). If a startup has put thought into their branding then a full web address isn't needed to find them. For that reason .co isn't confusing to most web users these days.