Apple Registers AppleCoronavirus.com Domain Name

[MacRumors]

Apple has recently registered the domain name AppleCoronavirus.com, according to a WHOIS record discovered by MacRumors. The new record indicates that Apple took possession of the domain name on Friday.

The record's domain information lists Apple Inc. as the registrant organization. The registrar is CSC Corporate Domains, a firm that protects domain names for large corporations, and is used by Apple for its domain name registrations.

While the domain does not currently point to an active website, the registration of the domain occurred on the same day Apple and Google announced a joint effort of creating COVID-19 contact tracing technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus around the world.

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[thadoggfather]

interesting new product line name

/s

 

[thesimpledrummer]

Probably just to protect against misinformation and/or false advertising.

 

[konqerror]

The same company registered IBMCoronavirus.com, in fact earlier on April 2nd. Also DellCoronavirus.com and HPCovid19.com are registered too.

The services provided by these brand protection services are to register relevant names before somebody else does, so you can't draw any conclusions.

 

[Yvan256]

applecovid19.com is "listed for sale!"

 

[cardfan]

Apple continues to defy their own policy against unofficial corona virus apps or sources. Now they’re branding off of it.

 

[torukawahata]

Apple continues to defy their own policy against unofficial corona virus apps or sources. Now they’re branding off of it.

I think it's more about making sure someone doesn't use Apple's name to make an unofficial site, or maybe they have something planned (with the authorization of the government). Other companies have done so, so I don't think there is a deeper meaning to it.

 

[supergt]

Icoronavirus.com and Icovid19.com must have been taken. 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

[dwhittington]

nortoncoronavirus.com is available.

 

[japanime]

instanbulnotcoronavirus.com is still available

 

[ghanwani]

Probably just a new kind of coronavirus that Apple is working on. Haha

 

[brenton289]

The popularity of the current coronavirus has prompted Apple to release their own, which is sure to be 'revolutionary'. Personally, I'll be looking forward for the Apple Coronavirus Pro Max.

 

[now i see it]

therealapplecoronavirus.com is still available

 

[Tech198]

its getting that serious huh?

Apple always wants to help as much as possible... Remember your true tactics of making products and services....

Leave this to the egg-heads.

 

[dannyyankou]

Apple continues to defy their own policy against unofficial corona virus apps or sources. Now they’re branding off of it.

They collaborated with the CDC on the app. So yeah, it's official.

 

[JosephAW]

Yes but is MacRumorsCOVID19.com still out there

 

[LeadingHeat]

BudweiserCoronaVirus.com is available... could be interesting

 

[hsotnicam8002]

coronacoronavirus.com, coronaextracornavirus.com or coronaextravirus.com - the agony of choice for beer?

 

[farewelwilliams]

"Hi I'm a Mac. And I'm a PC" revival

 

[sirghost]

coronabeervirus.com is available
$4,958.00 +$17.99/YR

LOL

 

[yurc]

Microsoft move :

WindowsCoronaVirus.com

They should be also have process called COVID19.exe running on PC client’s background
/s

 

[BootLoxes]

While apple works on that, I will be working on my dating website for those infected, masksoff.com

 

[ajfahey]

Is there anything about this that does not disturb people?

 

[cmaier]

Is there anything about this that does not disturb people?

Everything about this does not disturb me.

What’s disturbing about paying $10/year to buy a domain name with your trademark in it to prevent it from being used in phishing emails?

 

[novanexi]

It's TOTALY Fake news. No such registrations have been made.
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interesting new product line name

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No Domain Registration have been made by Apple Inc.