Artem LuiN
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Some domains are valued less because of harder readability due to the modern browser convention of displaying the hostname in all lowercase. This can also cause problems for brands, for example w3 t.h.e.n.a.p.p ext - is this w3 T.h.e N.a.p.p ext or w3 T.h.e.n A.p.p ext? (random choice of domain)
I've run into this inconvenience myself where a site url had decreased readability and clarity.
My idea is if enough people and businesses request it, would some major browsers be willing to support a paid option to whitelist certain spellings for urls? This could be a significant source of income if enough people want it, especially if it's a finite-year subscription. The browser would always retain control over which urls and capitalizations to allow, and it would be easy for them to disallow capital i's (look like l's) and other potential-scam tactics. For example, a 2-year option for Firefox for a business wanting to capitalize the first word-letters of its two-word domain - that's a lot of recurring payments for Mozilla, and they don't have to accept any url's they don't want.
What do you think?
I've run into this inconvenience myself where a site url had decreased readability and clarity.
My idea is if enough people and businesses request it, would some major browsers be willing to support a paid option to whitelist certain spellings for urls? This could be a significant source of income if enough people want it, especially if it's a finite-year subscription. The browser would always retain control over which urls and capitalizations to allow, and it would be easy for them to disallow capital i's (look like l's) and other potential-scam tactics. For example, a 2-year option for Firefox for a business wanting to capitalize the first word-letters of its two-word domain - that's a lot of recurring payments for Mozilla, and they don't have to accept any url's they don't want.
What do you think?