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**.io** is dead, long live **.xyz**!
*UPDATE: Long live .xyz, .org, and many other gTLDs! Please see [Update 2](#update-2) below.*
Is that an exaggerated statement? Yes, yes it is. But all new projects (and startups?) should reconsider their choice of TLD.
## The case in favor of **.io**
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## Update #1
## Update 1<a name="update-1"></a>
There is also the issue of the **.io** TLD's [future](https://www.prolificlondon.co.uk/marketing-tech-news/tech-news/2019/05/future-popular-io-domains-question-over-british-empire-row):
> But the UK faces significant international pressure over the Islands, and in the event that they are returned, control over the .io TLD would likely pass to the Mauritian government.
Who knows what will happen to your domain registration when control is passed to the Mauritian government? Why risk the future of your domain just so you can associate your brand and/or product with the words "input/output"?
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## Update 2<a name="update-2"></a>
It has been pointed out by many that this post focuses too much on the **.xyz** gTLD. This was not my intention. In fact, any gTLD will do just fine, after all they are generic. A non-exhaustive list of gTLDs that could perfectly replace **.io** (assuming **.io** simply stands for "input/output"):
- .net
- .org
- .tech
- .site
- .link
- .systems
- .computer
What is important is that you can identify with the TLD, be it **.net** or even **.ooo**.
I would also like to point out **.io** is not the only ccTLD that is often "misused" (IMO) as a gTLD. Think of **.ai**, **.tv**, **.to** and **.ly** to name just a few. The reason I single out **.io** is because this one in particular has a lot of controversy around it that has lasted for forty years and is still active. I haven't found the same levels of conflict with the other ccTLDs. If there are, do let me know, I read all links to discussion below.