I don't know. I agree with you on one hand. On the other hand, though, the second-level domain name that is typically up for purchase is all about branding. I have a hard time justifying treating TLD as special and distinct from the rest of the domain name.
After all, TLD is just the widest level of the hierarchy that DNS names allow. Why limit TLDs to countries if a particular organization has grown large enough to benefit from it, and wants to pay for it?
After all, TLD is just the widest level of the hierarchy that DNS names allow. Why limit TLDs to countries if a particular organization has grown large enough to benefit from it, and wants to pay for it?