Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 27th Nov 2005 15:26 UTC
Internet & Networking A Dutch technology company has breathed life into a project to rid the Internet of suffixes such as .com, and instead offer single names which can be countries, company names or fantasy words. Such a system, which enables countries, individuals and firms to have a Web address consisting of a single name, offers flexibility and is language and character independent. "The plan is to offer names in any character set," said Erik Seeboldt, managing director of Amsterdam-based UnifiedRoot.
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RE: Why?
by on Mon 28th Nov 2005 10:43 UTC in reply to "Why?"

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If my company is oriented on local market, users will find easier and more natural to type пичка.цом then picka.com, which could be easy to missinterpret ;)

Besides, I'd rather send 30€ in Iran than 15 bucks in ... that disgusting country.

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RE[2]: Why?
by Snapper on Mon 28th Nov 2005 14:07 in reply to "RE: Why?"
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2005-11-16

"Besides, I'd rather send 30€ in Iran than 15 bucks in ... that disgusting country."

You must not be female...they have it good there. What a wonderful place to vacation, also.

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