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Apple Registers 50 New Domain Names Associated With WWDC Announcements
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This is quite amusing... the range and diversity of domains registered is pretty funny... but also offers some insights into what Apple is trying to do...
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I'm surprised that
thenwhythe#%$&doesntitdothat.com
didn't make the cut. Unless Steve is buying it as his personal domain!
But seriously, I guess if you're as rich as Apple, you can buy up as many domain names as you want, no matter how unlikely someone will be to actually use them.
Btw, ipadpcfree.com as well as the term PC Free come dangerously close to Apple breaking its own promotional guidelines.
thenwhythe#%$&doesntitdothat.com
didn't make the cut. Unless Steve is buying it as his personal domain!
But seriously, I guess if you're as rich as Apple, you can buy up as many domain names as you want, no matter how unlikely someone will be to actually use them.
Btw, ipadpcfree.com as well as the term PC Free come dangerously close to Apple breaking its own promotional guidelines.
What company does apple use to register domain names? What about macrumors? What company do they use for their domain names?
What is a good company to register new domain names?
How do you go about setting a web page with your newly acquired domain name? Will apple icloud be able to host web pages?
I've done searches, but I do not know what is legitimate out there for a good price...
What is a good company to register new domain names?
How do you go about setting a web page with your newly acquired domain name? Will apple icloud be able to host web pages?
I've done searches, but I do not know what is legitimate out there for a good price...
Won't be long until they figure out a way to buy every domain combination possible that includes the word "apple."
Owned by Apple:
appstore.com
Owned by someone else:
app.com
apps.com
osx.com
macbook.com
launchpad.com
androidvsios.com
macrumors.com
Free:
iphonecloud.com
iversions.com
fn-f3.com (good domain for a site about launchpad or exposé)
f3launchpad.com
appstore.com
Owned by someone else:
app.com
apps.com
osx.com
macbook.com
launchpad.com
androidvsios.com
macrumors.com
Free:
iphonecloud.com
iversions.com
fn-f3.com (good domain for a site about launchpad or exposé)
f3launchpad.com
Depending on how they structure things it might come up in a search. Just covering their bases.
That cost only about $12 each... They would essentially buy out every non used domain name up to like 7 characters if they wanted to.
You're a genius I should have done this and thought of all these urls you they just came out with, can we say $$ when they would want them!
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_8 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8E401 Safari/6533.18.5)
By buying all of these domains they also minimize risk of phishing attempts... The farther the domain name is from the actual product more people will notice the fake domain. Taking away available domains that sound legitimate makes sense if looked at from this perspective.
By buying all of these domains they also minimize risk of phishing attempts... The farther the domain name is from the actual product more people will notice the fake domain. Taking away available domains that sound legitimate makes sense if looked at from this perspective.
Quick, I must think of some iSomething.com so I can make a quick buck when Steve knocks at my door!!