Apple Purchases iCloud.Net Domain, Shuts Down 'iCloud Social Network' Site

[twinlight]

Is it just me or does everything not ending in .com or .net feel less serious, not thrust worthy and wrong. I have been an internet user for 25 years almost and seeing ads without an .com adress makes me think its wrong. I guess for the younger generation this is ok or that a company can have a products only online presence on a social network without its own site.

I know sites exist outside the .com domain but also would never ever think iCloud.net would have been an Apple site. Let alone something like iCloud.Zone. I would probably never even visit any page with a TD like .zone, .club or whatever they come up with.

 

[StevieD100]

never even knew it had a social network

The last thing the world needs is another {Anti-}social network. Just no.

 

[SeaFox]

Oh, what it would be like to have been on the receiving end of that deal. CHA-CHING.

"iCloud.net finished its mission, it is time for me to retire -- to the Bahamas"

 

[MacsRgr8]

Is it just me or does everything not ending in .com or .net feel less serious, not thrust worthy and wrong. I have been an internet user for 25 years almost and seeing ads without an .com adress makes me think its wrong. I guess for the younger generation this is ok or that a company can have a products only online presence on a social network without its own site.

I know sites exist outside the .com domain but also would never ever think iCloud.net would have been an Apple site. Let alone something like iCloud.Zone. I would probably never even visit any page with a TD like .zone, .club or whatever they come up with.

I am with you, added the "usual" country code domains (i.e. .co.uk, .nl, .de, etc.)

 

[SeaFox]

Is it just me or does everything not ending in .com or .net feel less serious, not thrust worthy and wrong.

Joke response: I think .xxx domains are very thrust worthy.

More serious response: Because you're probably American and have been conditioned to feel that way by companies in your country. Making non .com and .net domains feel "unsafe" and "illegitimate" saves them money and makes their lives easier, because they don't have to pay for coke.biz, coke.info, coke.cx, etc to make sure people looking for the legitimate Coca-Cola site aren't misled.

Meanwhile, people in England go to amazon.co.uk and give them their credit card info (!) (or amazon.de in Germany). People in Japan visit .jp domains, all over the globe .eu domains are okay, among many others.

 

[BvizioN]

Such a legendary social media site.

I would not go that far and call it legendary. I am sure Facebook and Twitter are much more popular!

 

[twinlight]

Joke response: I think .xxx domains are very thrust worthy.

More serious response: Because you're probably American and have been conditioned to feel that way by companies in your country. Making non .com and .net domains feel "unsafe" and "illegitimate" saves them money and makes their lives easier, because they don't have to pay for coke.biz, coke.info, coke.cx, etc to make sure people looking for the legitimate Coca-Cola site aren't misled.

Meanwhile, people in England go to amazon.co.uk and give them their credit card info (!) (or amazon.de in Germany). People in Japan visit .jp domains, all over the globe .eu domains are okay, among many others.

Yeah I was thinking more of the original domains that came out when internet was young. I would use amazon.co.uk or any other site in my home country (.se) but it feels wierd with cocacola.biz as a website or seeing an ad on tv telling me to go to xyz.biz. At the same time the domains are hilarious when using IRC chat connecting from addresses like got.no.biz or kan.inte.se (can not see, swedish)

 

[timbuk2]

Apple need to increase the performance of the mail web app. From clicking on the mail icon it can take literally minutes for Mail to populate and present itself.

word. the icloud webmail is a real pain.
besides.. isn't the whole point of a webmail-interface, to make it accessible from everywhere. so why create it so overloaded..?

 

[WatchFromAfar]

Is it just me or does everything not ending in .com or .net feel less serious, not thrust worthy and wrong. I have been an internet user for 25 years almost and seeing ads without an .com adress makes me think its wrong. I guess for the younger generation this is ok or that a company can have a products only online presence on a social network without its own site.

I know sites exist outside the .com domain but also would never ever think iCloud.net would have been an Apple site. Let alone something like iCloud.Zone. I would probably never even visit any page with a TD like .zone, .club or whatever they come up with.

So you don't trust .co.uk for The United Kingdom? or .org for non-profit entities?

 

[MacBH928]

the Apple iCloud service is weak compared to OneDrive/Google Docs and not as versatile as DropBox. As the richest company in the world, you would think they would have something better to offer, free is good though.

 

[supremedesigner]

http://ipad.com/ has been there forever. Wondered when Apple will purchase this domain...
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Knowing Apple's track record, this summer they will probably drop the name "iCloud" and move everything to the domain MacOS.com just like they did with Mac.com, Me.com and eWorld.com

I never heard of eworld.com but remembered the other ones. I am not entirely sure they'll drop icloud in favor of "macOS"... maybe perhaps "os.com" that includes iOS, watchOS, etc.

I found the article about eworld.com here if you scroll down a little bit: https://vintagezen66.wordpress.com/tag/apple-history/page/5/

 

[coolfactor]

Having to buy domains to protect your brand seems really dumb to me.
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Knowing Apple's track record, this summer they will probably drop the name "iCloud" and move everything to the domain MacOS.com just like they did with Mac.com, Me.com and eWorld.com

iCloud is a separate platform from their OS's.

 

[slimothy]

The site where we finally learn that Jony Ive's obsession with thinness is his way of undercompensating for something…

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This image is unsettling.

 

[AngerDanger]

This image is unsettling.

Hey, you just be glad it's cropped above the waist!

 

[iSee]

Registered a domain name and threw a free open-source social network setup on it. Hardly a real social network as this article makes it seem.

You think calling it dubious when its first mentioned makes it sound like a real social network?

They also put its name "iCloud Social Network" in quotes, which is a way expressing skepticism that its name is accurate.

 

[sudo1996]

Aw maaan. I had so many followers on iCloud.net! (not serious)

 

[saintstryfe]

http://ipad.com/ has been there forever. Wondered when Apple will purchase this domain...
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I never heard of eworld.com but remembered the other ones. I am not entirely sure they'll drop icloud in favor of "macOS"... maybe perhaps "os.com" that includes iOS, watchOS, etc.

I found the article about eworld.com here if you scroll down a little bit: https://vintagezen66.wordpress.com/tag/apple-history/page/5/

eWorld was Apple's attempt back during the Amelio era to compete with AOL. Pre-web. Dial up. Had a great community. When the online portion moved to the net they kept forums running for a long time. As a young teen we'd do the youth groups there.