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> Amazon.com is their US site. That's exactly the problem. .com <> US Initially this kind of behavior was "quaint" and amusingly "typically American". But in

> Amazon.com is their US site. That's exactly the problem. .com <> US Initially this kind of behavior was "quaint" and amusingly "typically American". But in 2015 it's just f-ing annoying.

ceejayoz 12y ago
> But in 2015 it's just f-ing annoying. So's complaining about something that's been the de-facto standard for 2+ decades.
res0nat0r 12y ago
You aren't aware of their localized .uk, .de, .jp, etc sites for they have for their markets in other countries?
- sp332 12y ago
  .us should be for US stores. .com is more universal.
  - res0nat0r 12y ago
    Back when Amazon was registered I doubt anyone was using .us for a company website, so changing everything to point to that years after the fact would probably do more harm than good to the business, plus the fact that they at the start were only US based, so a .com at the time would have and still is the best choice for a US based brand identity.
    - sp332 12y ago
      At the time, sure. But since then they've added a bunch of country-specific domains. The store aimed at the USA could be hosted on a .us domain by now.
      - res0nat0r 12y ago
        Why would they want to break or redirect thousands (millions?) of existing links and confuse many non tech people who get redirected to a .us site? Sure it might make us on HN feel good that .com does not equal USA and we are the center of the world, but it would make little sense otherwise.
        sp332 12y ago
        Well, it would stop confusing the other 2 billion people on the internet that aren't in the USA.
        res0nat0r 12y ago
        I think the crowd here over estimates how tech savvy everyone else is, or whom actually are aware of the .us domain, and also care enough to think it should redirect there.
        sp332 12y ago
        But we already see that non-tech-savvy people go to Amazon.com from the UK and expect to be able to buy things that they can't buy. Having a .us domain would be less confusing, for most of the people on the internet.
        TheSpiceIsLife 12y ago
        If you visit the amazon.com site from outside the US it should tell you you're visiting the US store and recommend you visit the local site in your country with a button that looks like your country's flag.
nknighthb 12y ago
So, anyone not targeting every nation on earth must not use GTLDs?
- guillon 12y ago
  Why?
  - nknighthb 12y ago
    Don't ask me, ask the people complaining about US stores using GTLDs.

> Amazon.com is their US site. That's exactly the problem. .com <> US Initially this kind of behavior was "quaint" and amusingly "typically American". But in 2015 it's just f-ing annoying.

ceejayoz 12y ago

> But in 2015 it's just f-ing annoying. So's complaining about something that's been the de-facto standard for 2+ decades.

res0nat0r 12y ago

You aren't aware of their localized .uk, .de, .jp, etc sites for they have for their markets in other countries?

sp332 12y ago
.us should be for US stores. .com is more universal.
- res0nat0r 12y ago
  Back when Amazon was registered I doubt anyone was using .us for a company website, so changing everything to point to that years after the fact would probably do more harm than good to the business, plus the fact that they at the start were only US based, so a .com at the time would have and still is the best choice for a US based brand identity.
  - sp332 12y ago
    At the time, sure. But since then they've added a bunch of country-specific domains. The store aimed at the USA could be hosted on a .us domain by now.
    - res0nat0r 12y ago
      Why would they want to break or redirect thousands (millions?) of existing links and confuse many non tech people who get redirected to a .us site? Sure it might make us on HN feel good that .com does not equal USA and we are the center of the world, but it would make little sense otherwise.
      - sp332 12y ago
        Well, it would stop confusing the other 2 billion people on the internet that aren't in the USA.
        res0nat0r 12y ago
        I think the crowd here over estimates how tech savvy everyone else is, or whom actually are aware of the .us domain, and also care enough to think it should redirect there.
        sp332 12y ago
        But we already see that non-tech-savvy people go to Amazon.com from the UK and expect to be able to buy things that they can't buy. Having a .us domain would be less confusing, for most of the people on the internet.
        TheSpiceIsLife 12y ago
        If you visit the amazon.com site from outside the US it should tell you you're visiting the US store and recommend you visit the local site in your country with a button that looks like your country's flag.

nknighthb 12y ago

So, anyone not targeting every nation on earth must not use GTLDs?

guillon 12y ago
Why?
- nknighthb 12y ago
  Don't ask me, ask the people complaining about US stores using GTLDs.