2007-06-02 07:01:37 · 10 answers · asked by Andreu 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
i mean .com is a Generic domain
.us is United States of America Domain
.ca is Canada domain
.com.mx is Mexican domain
.com.au is australian domian
My question .com is a Generic domain ment for any use while .us is the domain of the united states.
for example sony.com is american domain. while sony.ca is Sony Canda why is the generic domain .com use for a country USA why dont companies use the .us domain for the US
2007-06-02 07:18:18 · update #1
When the Internet was invented in the United States, there were a few domains that were attached to specific uses.
.gov Was for all local, state, and Federal governments.
.mil Was for the US military
.edu Was for all manner of public education.
.org Was for private organizations, usually not-for-profit
.com Was assigned to commerical (for profit) ventures.
As the Internet grew, other nations set up their own domains, such as "es" for Spain (Espana); "uk" United Kingdon; "ca" Canada; "de" for Germany (Deutchland); "it" for Italy; "in" for India, and on and on they go.
The United States is just the most recent to make common use of this type of domain.
2007-06-02 07:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Companies use .com, because that identifies them globally as a commercial business.
Ever see a Web address that doesn't end in .com, .org, or .edu? Most likely, the Web site is hosted on a server in another country, or, the origin of business is in another country.
Seeing a .us extension may not necessarily mean the business is in the United States, just that the website is hosted on a U.S. server.
2007-06-02 07:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the OLDEST of the domains available for commercial use.
.com, .net , .org, .gov etc were the originally used domain extensions..
then many years latter new extensions were issued.. like .us .name, .biz.
Most companies still like .com cause that is what many many internet users became used to hearing seeing using.
2007-06-02 07:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.com is short for commercial. This is used for all kinds of business sites just as .gov is a government site and .org is a non-profit or charity site. These are designations used mainly in the U.S.
2007-06-07 17:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by wildtickle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cauz Domain Started From United States so its origin of that country so its understood there is no need to add .com.us in this ... its understood its united states domain name website. all domain starts from united states (direct or indirect)
2007-06-02 07:07:35 · answer #5 · answered by suumitbhola 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they use .com as that is where it originally started, and then everyone will know its the united states
2007-06-08 12:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by carl55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
com came first
2007-06-10 01:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by CRACKerZPHD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because .com is by default same as .com.us unless you specify something like.com.ca or .com.uk
2007-06-02 07:05:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
domain .com is generally commercial domain
domain .us is generally /partly federal goverment
2007-06-02 07:06:03 · answer #9 · answered by steven25t 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
.us is used by schools, government, etc..
but good question. not sure..
i guess .us is for important stuff
2007-06-08 15:29:42 · answer #10 · answered by Brandino Marino 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋