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The UK is moving away from the cumbersome .co.uk

June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 by John Yunker

One of the more common questions I hear when talking about country codes is why the inconsistency across countries. For instance, why do you have to register .co.uk in the UK while you can get a simple .fr in France or …

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Give me a .uk and hold the .co

October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 by John Yunker

Ever wonder why the UK home page for Amazon is located at amazon.co.uk and not simply amazon.uk? It’s one of those quirks of the domain name system. Countries have control over the administration of their country codes, which means country-specific standards, …

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