It's relevant because the original post was about investing in gTLD domains as well as the success of gTLDs as a whole based on one domain's success.
I might as well give my 2 cents as I'm here now... I remain unconconvinced of the case for gTLDs based on the success of a single example of one domain that has been promoted by a huge corporation.
The fact its a premium name here is a factor in it's success because it needs someone who can afford the upkeep - unlike the main TLDs.
It's also arguably the best domain on the extension, which also leaves little chance of hope for others than if it had been something else.
I believe your username says everything I need to know about you ... let me say something before I continue, it is impossible to think w/ a clear mind when you are mad,
This post was created to show that GTLDs can compete online to the same likes of their counterparts, despite being a GTLD, and yes you may already be aware of that, however many new domain investors and consumers are not ... This has led to the conclusion of .com investors informing consumers that .com is better, and why, because the .com that has been printed and marketed all over the past 20 years or is it because it has people like you that are not willing to put their pride to the side ... banks said the same thing about crypto, their argument though was โscamsโ and now itโs the effects on the environment ... there will always be an argument, crypto is valuable industry, banks are a valuable industry, they are similar, but crypto directly undermines the banking system, it attacks the monetary system as a whole, Jamie Dimon himself in an interview on Wallstreet said banks were fearful of new fin-tech - that the competition was very real, and it should be ^ the same should be said for Verisign and ICANN whom have run a monopoly out of the internet the past 20 years
The truth be told though, it does not really matter, at 100,000 domains registered every single day on average, there is nothing I really need to say, you can continue to invest only in .com domains up until the point the Chinese are buying 8 letter .com domains โdonโt forget the chipsโ
My argument is for those who want to be ahead of the game 10-15 years down the road, my argument is for investors wether .com or GTLD investors should invest in only good domains - does not matter the extension, just to invest in good domains, period ... we can argue renewal prices, however I will argue that compared to TLD single keyword .com domains and LL.com domains and NN.com domains and certain LLLL.com domains ... the renewal prices on GTLDs are comparatively much more fair especially for certain extensions with matching keyword combinations
I co own the following examples
https://easy.credit - renewal - $220 / annually
https://e.credit - renewal - $220 / annually
https://mortgage.loans - renewal - $440 / annually
I really do not believe these renewals are unfair for the quality they possess,
at the same time I do agree with you in the simple fact, more companies should follow the same path of Shopify with their example of
https://shop.app ... there are other examples by the way Mad; I simply wanted to point out this one, given there is irrefutable evidence of the transaction and the name in the ownership of Shopify
For your own interest you should look at
https://casino.online versus
https://casinoonline.com or
https://home.loans versus
https://homeloans.com (WF)
That leads me to something else ^ Fortune 500 companies have a bad habit of buying premium domains, not using them, in fact they let them collect dust ... Itโs a shame and you can pretty much be rest assured that name will not sell in your lifetime unless someone buys out Wells Fargo, they arenโt the only ones, look at who owns the majority of LL.com domains or LLL.com domains ... how long can the liquid domain .com market last for investors especially when China is being scrutinized by their own government for using domains to launder money ... Mind you the Chinese are ahead of you, since they own more GTLDs then anyone, Alibaba has one of the largest GTLD portfolioโs, kind of interesting if you ask me