Thread: Why are .com's still preferred by Startups?

You're really opening a can of worms here.

No, they said "all men are created equal", which is an outdated mode of thinking. We now know that humans weren't 'created'. We evolved over time, on different continents, in different climates, with entirely different Darwinian trajectories. As such, when it comes to certain things, no, I do not believe all people are 'equal'. It's absurd to think this, no different than it's ridiculous for us to think that all breeds of horses stand an equal chance of winning the Kentucky Derby.

The idea of universal equality amongst men is a nice thought, but per all evidence, it just isn't true.

Still, I do believe that whatever genetic difference may exist can be mostly overcome with upbringing and a well ordered social structure.

India is making great strides, but it has baggage. The average IQ 81, yet supreme genius has originated from there. Some of the worlds wealthiest men are from India, yet it has some of the most staggering poverty on earth. I believe this is where a lot of that 'equality complex' is derived. Professional, capable Indians don't want to be judged based on the baggage and can be sensative about how they're perceived.

Every time I've traveled there on business, I've encountered this sentiment as a regular matter of course.

Originally Posted by Dman

India is making great strides, but it has baggage. The average IQ 81, yet supreme genius has originated from there. Some of the worlds wealthiest men are from India, yet it has some of the most staggering poverty on earth.

You are insane. Trust me. You just have superiority complex. Go on ranting and open can of worms. This is my last reply in the thread.

Originally Posted by Ace

You are insane. Trust me. You just have superiority complex. Go on ranting and open can of worms. This is my last reply in the thread.

Of course its your last post. You cannot refute anything I've said with fact.

What is insane about that quote? Nothing. It's fact, whether you like it or not.

@Ace @Dman

Just chanced upon this thread. There was no need for the slinging match. The actual reason is the way the domain thing started in India.

When the Internet scene burst open it was all COM and that happened almost simultaneously in India along with the USA. So COM got stamped well into the Indian psyche. Then the Indian registry opened up and CO.IN was in. And lot's of multi-national companies setup their regional ops on CO.INs. So that was next in popularity. Then IN gained momentum relatively recently and again it's the outside companies (and domainers) who are registering IN more than the end users.

I did a small research of my own across a variety of average persons on the street, at shopping malls etc. (persons who could be end users). The conversation goes like this:

me - hey! I got some raunchy jokes on this website called licked...
them - you mean licked.com? (100% people asked this)
me - no...
them - ah, so it is licked.co.in? (90%+ asked this)
me - no...
them - then what? net? org? (60%+ asked this)
me - no... it's licked.in.
them - oh! ok. I will check it.

Plus there's another reason many Indian business entities seem to "not venture beyond COM" is because the name they want is available in COM! Surprised! Not to be, because the names people want to register in India are more like vanity oriented than keyword oriented. So, for example, they would go for names like:

dmantechno.com - LOL, this is available
acetechno.com - sorry, this one's not

Comparing USA and India - the ccTLD "IN" is better known/popular among Indians than the ccTLD "US" is among Americans, most of whom seem to believe COM is for USA only!

And, quite contrary to what some people think USA people register COM because they think it's "the" TLD for USA while advanced Indian people register COM because they want global audience and Indian old-timers because they don't know there's Internet beyond COM.

PS: I have observed that, Canada entities are very passionate about CA, much more than India with IN or USA with US.