Are .io domains out of style?

Question

Today, I noticed that draw.io - my favorite diagram tool - changed its name to diagrams.net.Is the .io wave of 2016-ish already gone? The only .io domain I use often is github.io, but that isn&rsquo;t even their main domain.Was .io a fad and did it already pass?

ocdtrekkie · Accepted Answer

draw.io made it clear why they changed: They have ethical concerns with how the .io domain is owned, and security issues with how it is managed: https://www.diagrams.net/blog/move-diagrams-netI think there's been a few .io registry issues over the years that have lead people to reconsider using .io as part of business critical infrastructure. I think it's not really gone out of style yet though. I imagine some of the new gTLDs will start to take precedence over .io like .app and .dev, and a lot of people will just go back to the venerable .com.

quickthrower2 · Answer

I see a lot more .co than .io now. I prefer to go with a .com and compromise on name.

hkiely · Answer

I would say the .ly domain may have been a fad. The high cost of the domain likely was because of the countries origin - Libya. .io is assigned to the British Indian Ocean.

hither2 · Answer

diagrams.io is taken..probably squatted..it was likely very expensive. diagrams.co seems to be $10,000. diagrams.com is $20,000 at least.The hip domain is .so Somalia

Are .io domains out of style?

Today, I noticed that draw.io - my favorite diagram tool - changed its name to diagrams.net.
Is the .io wave of 2016-ish already gone? The only .io domain I use often is github.io, but that isn’t even their main domain.
Was .io a fad and did it already pass?

I see a lot more .co than .io now. I prefer to go with a .com and compromise on name.

I would say the .ly domain may have been a fad. The high cost of the domain likely was because of the countries origin - Libya. .io is assigned to the British Indian Ocean.

diagrams.io is taken..probably squatted..it was likely very expensive. diagrams.co seems to be $10,000. diagrams.com is $20,000 at least.
The hip domain is .so Somalia