Why .eu will be the biggest failure in history.

beatz · 06-05-2003, 09:59 AM

Man anyone is so on the wrong road if you think .eu will be anything but a big failure.

For instance,
.de is the prime extension for germany and most businesses in germany operate IN GERMANY so all they are interested in is .de and MAYBE .com if .de is taken.

If a german business operates internationally all they want is the .de and the.com

Same applies for any other european country as they all have their well-established own county codes extensions.

Much like US users are used to typein .com or as a business don't want anything else than .com and maybe .net it's the same in each individual country.

Again and again and again:

No matter how much some speculators wish the situation was different, it's just a big fat FACT that we europeans (unless it's about politics, mainly when it comes to US vs. Europe) don't consider us to be europeans but germans, brits, french or whatever.

There is so absolutely no demand or need for .eu by endusers it's absolutely nonsense to speculate on .eu domains.

.eu will be a bigger failure than .biz and .info combined,
i even predict .la will be more of a success than .eu.

Remember my words - the only .eu names you will be able to resell after you registered them will be the ones another reseller will buy from you but i predict ZERO sales to endusers.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/779-why-eu-will-biggest-failure-history.html

And then, after like 6 months you will realize it was just another bubble.

Or hold on for like 10 years in *hopes* that someday there will be something like 1 country called Europe and all people living there will identify with .eu.

Until that happens, have fun with the .eu renewal fees.

It's funny how some people still insist on the success of .eu although they don't even live in an european country but still believe things would be the same here like Europe was just something like the USA (a big country with different states) when in fact Europe is just a pot with with different countries in it, all having thier very own national identity, culture and so on.
Like, for most spanish people germany is so much different from their own country and culture like it is for most US folk when they think of "Europe".

That's the most common misconception by US folks i guess: to think there is such a thing like a country called Europe - there plain isn't.

We always laugh when someone says "I'm going to Europe for vacation" because for us it's like "Uh which COUNTRY to you go to then ? " For us it sounds like as if someone would say "I'm going to Asia for vacation" or "I'm going to planet earth for vacation".

And no, i'm not against the EU or anything, this comment isn't meant in any poitical way either - it's just about what the FACTS are in REALITY.

So, to conclude in a scientific appropriate manner lemme say this:

.eu is WISHFUL THINKING

Period.

Christopher Marks · 06-05-2003, 10:05 AM

I completely agree. Continental domains are silly.

Tehno.org · 06-05-2003, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Continental domains are silly.

So true.

And fake city domain extensions like .la?

RJ · 06-05-2003, 01:44 PM

Thanks for sharing your perspective on .EU beatz.

I have no doubt that speculators will jump on .EU like crazy. Language differences should be an issue as well. What language would you use to speculate in .EU? English, German, Italian, French, Spanish?

adill420 · 06-05-2003, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Christopher Marks
I completely agree. Continental domains are silly.

Many are...but few are successfull. As market grows and grows people will find that .us or .eu suits their business most..obviously .eu will be a failure because of the fact that many countries reside in europe that already have their extensions..
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=779

.us isn't as bad as .eu since not every state has their .extension

.la will be a failure due to the population however you would be surprised that los angeles airport already has contracts to acquire few domains for .la information

ViolaJenna · 06-05-2003, 07:07 PM

I completely agree with you, adill.

Continental domains are silly and pricy, but that just depends. .us is okay, I guess, but I would never buy one of those domains ending with that.

About .la ... Someone could just say, 'Oh, hey! Louisiana!' That'd be funny, though!

Lord · 06-05-2003, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beatz

For instance,
.de is the prime extension for germany and most businesses in germany operate IN GERMANY so all they are interested in is .de and MAYBE .com if .de is taken.

actually, i think all businesses that are "in germany operate in germany"
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=779

Preciouz · 06-06-2003, 12:06 PM

I agree 100%!

RajanUrs · 06-06-2003, 12:53 PM

There are a few thousand Indian .CO.IN domain names registered. The reason why there are so few registrants is India has a policy of not allowing anyone to register the domain names. You have to have an established business, industry, organisation or be a professional like a doctor or an engineer. The others can register only a subdomain.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=779

It is a policy that has gained appreciation from the Indian citizens because India has been target of hackers from across the border. They would have lapped up all the domains just to put up propaganda websites or for profit.

It also gives the ordinary businessman or professional from being victimsed by squatters and enterprising people with lot of black money to fool around with by bulk registering of good domain names.

Sol · 06-08-2003, 05:49 PM

what the heck is with all these weird looking country names. i would never in my life buy a .us..eww. it looks fake and weird. cant we just stick to, .com, .org, .net?

falling-again.org · 06-08-2003, 06:16 PM

I agree with Sol! .org, .com, and .net are awesome and anything else (ok, maaaybe .nu) is, at least by me, taken as a joke.

drifta · 06-09-2003, 02:53 AM

whats with all the teens and preteens liking .nu?
whats so good about it?

kohashi · 06-09-2003, 03:03 AM

Sol: what happens when all that is left is long-hyphenated-dot-coms-nets-and-orgs-that-no-company-could-ever-want-or-anyone-remember.com? I think introducing new TLD's is a great idea. But dont get me wrong, these are definitly not worth much compared to .com/net/org but they give people a chance to get names that might be memorable.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=779
Rajan: well hacking can take place either way. Domain squatters tend not to be using black money, from what I know. Maybe because of the current political situation in india, I could understand partially, but your .co.in domains seem similar to irelands tld. Useless in essence.
beatz: get me sex.eu. I will give ya 100$ for it. Since its so worthless

Or I will settle for porn.eu for 75$. business.eu/cars.eu/music.eu/media.eu for 50$.

koffee · 06-09-2003, 03:36 AM

great britain still uses many .co.uk domains

i hate them! and .eu? stupid idea again.. it's worse than .info! eww.. whats coming up next? .na or .sa for north and south america?

Operationz · 06-09-2003, 03:38 AM

hrhr i want .lol domains
or .rofl

Alissa · 06-09-2003, 03:39 AM

I'm sick of these .de domains, i don't like them, i can't understand why everybody buys a .de domain in germany i think if they would buy a .net or .com domain they will be more international
i don't like .eu domains i think they are simular to .net but .net sounds much better though,

Alissa · 06-09-2003, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Operationz
hrhr i want .lol domains
or .rofl

jap super idea i'd like to have a .LMAO domain

koffee · 06-09-2003, 03:41 AM

.lol domains! well, silly but i like it! -lol-
@ alissa: you are right, i prefer .net domains most! they're even better than .com and .org

Operationz · 06-09-2003, 03:42 AM

no no no .com domains better !!!!!!!

Alissa · 06-09-2003, 03:45 AM

but i like the .org domains too if i would buy a new one i think i would bye a .net domain or mabe a .org domain, but .com are cool too hm i don' know hehe

Operationz · 06-09-2003, 03:47 AM

.ag domains are the best domains

koffee · 06-09-2003, 03:50 AM

what the hell are .ag domains? are .org domains especially for organisations or did i missunderstood something? lol

Operationz · 06-09-2003, 03:52 AM

WEIL SIE AM TEUERSTEN SIND UND DAHER MEHR WERT HABEN

Alissa · 06-09-2003, 03:56 AM

.ag i don't like it .nu is cool

koffee · 06-09-2003, 03:57 AM

uhm.. what does .ag stand for? and .nu? i know .nu but is there any sense behind it?

06-05-2003, 09:59 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
beatz NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 158	Why .eu will be the biggest failure in history. Man anyone is so on the wrong road if you think .eu will be anything but a big failure. For instance, .de is the prime extension for germany and most businesses in germany operate IN GERMANY so all they are interested in is .de and MAYBE .com if .de is taken. If a german business operates internationally all they want is the .de and the.com Same applies for any other european country as they all have their well-established own county codes extensions. Much like US users are used to typein .com or as a business don't want anything else than .com and maybe .net it's the same in each individual country. Again and again and again: No matter how much some speculators wish the situation was different, it's just a big fat FACT that we europeans (unless it's about politics, mainly when it comes to US vs. Europe) don't consider us to be europeans but germans, brits, french or whatever. There is so absolutely no demand or need for .eu by endusers it's absolutely nonsense to speculate on .eu domains. .eu will be a bigger failure than .biz and .info combined, i even predict .la will be more of a success than .eu. Remember my words - the only .eu names you will be able to resell after you registered them will be the ones another reseller will buy from you but i predict ZERO sales to endusers. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/779-why-eu-will-biggest-failure-history.html And then, after like 6 months you will realize it was just another bubble. Or hold on for like 10 years in hopes that someday there will be something like 1 country called Europe and all people living there will identify with .eu. Until that happens, have fun with the .eu renewal fees. It's funny how some people still insist on the success of .eu although they don't even live in an european country but still believe things would be the same here like Europe was just something like the USA (a big country with different states) when in fact Europe is just a pot with with different countries in it, all having thier very own national identity, culture and so on. Like, for most spanish people germany is so much different from their own country and culture like it is for most US folk when they think of "Europe". That's the most common misconception by US folks i guess: to think there is such a thing like a country called Europe - there plain isn't. We always laugh when someone says "I'm going to Europe for vacation" because for us it's like "Uh which COUNTRY to you go to then ? " For us it sounds like as if someone would say "I'm going to Asia for vacation" or "I'm going to planet earth for vacation". And no, i'm not against the EU or anything, this comment isn't meant in any poitical way either - it's just about what the FACTS are in REALITY. So, to conclude in a scientific appropriate manner lemme say this: .eu is WISHFUL THINKING Period.

06-05-2003, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Christopher Marks NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Albany, Ohio Posts: 66	I completely agree. Continental domains are silly. __________________ Christopher Marks www.ChrisMarks.com - Blog, Photos, Dashboard Widgets

06-05-2003, 01:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,930 Follow @DomainBuyer	Thanks for sharing your perspective on .EU beatz. I have no doubt that speculators will jump on .EU like crazy. Language differences should be an issue as well. What language would you use to speculate in .EU? English, German, Italian, French, Spanish? __________________ @DomainBuyer facebook

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Preciouz New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 8	I agree 100%! __________________ Love Always, preciouz

06-08-2003, 05:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sol NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 65	what the heck is with all these weird looking country names. i would never in my life buy a .us..eww. it looks fake and weird. cant we just stick to, .com, .org, .net? __________________ -Solomon BrokenSilence.org Ex-Factor

06-05-2003, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
ViolaJenna New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CA, USA Posts: 7	I completely agree with you, adill. Continental domains are silly and pricy, but that just depends. .us is okay, I guess, but I would never buy one of those domains ending with that. About .la ... Someone could just say, 'Oh, hey! Louisiana!' That'd be funny, though!

06-06-2003, 12:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
RajanUrs NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 322	There are a few thousand Indian .CO.IN domain names registered. The reason why there are so few registrants is India has a policy of not allowing anyone to register the domain names. You have to have an established business, industry, organisation or be a professional like a doctor or an engineer. The others can register only a subdomain. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=779 It is a policy that has gained appreciation from the Indian citizens because India has been target of hackers from across the border. They would have lapped up all the domains just to put up propaganda websites or for profit. It also gives the ordinary businessman or professional from being victimsed by squatters and enterprising people with lot of black money to fool around with by bulk registering of good domain names.

06-08-2003, 06:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
falling-again.org New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2	I agree with Sol! .org, .com, and .net are awesome and anything else (ok, maaaybe .nu) is, at least by me, taken as a joke.

06-09-2003, 02:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
drifta Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,528	whats with all the teens and preteens liking .nu? whats so good about it?

06-09-2003, 03:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
kohashi NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Posts: 788	Sol: what happens when all that is left is long-hyphenated-dot-coms-nets-and-orgs-that-no-company-could-ever-want-or-anyone-remember.com? I think introducing new TLD's is a great idea. But dont get me wrong, these are definitly not worth much compared to .com/net/org but they give people a chance to get names that might be memorable. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=779 Rajan: well hacking can take place either way. Domain squatters tend not to be using black money, from what I know. Maybe because of the current political situation in india, I could understand partially, but your .co.in domains seem similar to irelands tld. Useless in essence. beatz: get me sex.eu. I will give ya 100$ for it. Since its so worthless Or I will settle for porn.eu for 75$. business.eu/cars.eu/music.eu/media.eu for 50$. __________________ -kohashi \|\| Earn 20% Commissions with this Affiliate Program! Ohashi.US - Your Domain Name Resource Visit Ohashi.us for the largest set of Domain name links and tools. Free eNom Reseller Accounts and $6.50 retail accounts (biz/us) http://www.demigod.net - Free Subdomains For You! No Ads!

06-09-2003, 03:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
koffee NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 196	great britain still uses many .co.uk domains i hate them! and .eu? stupid idea again.. it's worse than .info! eww.. whats coming up next? .na or .sa for north and south america?

06-09-2003, 03:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Operationz New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 12	hrhr i want .lol domains or .rofl

06-09-2003, 03:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
Alissa NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 62	I'm sick of these .de domains, i don't like them, i can't understand why everybody buys a .de domain in germany i think if they would buy a .net or .com domain they will be more international i don't like .eu domains i think they are simular to .net but .net sounds much better though,

06-09-2003, 03:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
koffee NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 196	.lol domains! well, silly but i like it! -lol- @ alissa: you are right, i prefer .net domains most! they're even better than .com and .org

06-09-2003, 03:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
Operationz New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 12	no no no .com domains better !!!!!!!

06-09-2003, 03:45 AM	#20 (permalink)
Alissa NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 62	but i like the .org domains too if i would buy a new one i think i would bye a .net domain or mabe a .org domain, but .com are cool too hm i don' know hehe

06-09-2003, 03:47 AM	#21 (permalink)
Operationz New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 12	.ag domains are the best domains

06-09-2003, 03:50 AM	#22 (permalink)
koffee NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 196	what the hell are .ag domains? are .org domains especially for organisations or did i missunderstood something? lol

06-09-2003, 03:52 AM	#23 (permalink)
Operationz New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 12	WEIL SIE AM TEUERSTEN SIND UND DAHER MEHR WERT HABEN

06-09-2003, 03:56 AM	#24 (permalink)
Alissa NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 62	.ag i don't like it .nu is cool

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koffee NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 196	uhm.. what does .ag stand for? and .nu? i know .nu but is there any sense behind it?

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