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I'm having a hard time evaluating this. Is there a member who can accurately explain the real differences in value between owning a .com and .co domain?

For example, I imagine that .com just being the socialized norm does not come close to telling the whole story. Thanks.

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a) .com is where all users go by default. "Go check out ycombinator" means to you that it's a .com

b) .com has a ton more value for search engines...once again the same idea...if you have a .com, then you are the real business...if you have the .co you are just a pale imitation

c) .com has a ton more monetary value, creditcards.com might sell for 20 million, creditcards.net, might sell for 20K

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