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Apple owns ApplePico.com – now if we only knew why…

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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To combat domain squatting, which can unfortunately be a lucrative endeavor, Apple has shown an increasing interest in snatching up domain names that are even peripherally associated with its products. Following the unveiling of iOS 5 at this year’s WWDC event, for example, Apple acquired upwards of 50 new domain names such as macgestures.com, applemessaging.com […]

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Apple acquires 50 domain names related to OS X Lion and iCLoud

Friday, June 10, 2011

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While details of Apple’s iCloud initiative weren’t revealed until Steve Jobs took the stage at San Francisco’s Moscone Center earlier this week, Apple’s purchase of the iCloud.com domain name for $4.5 million certainly tipped Apple’s hand. Following Monday’s keynote, Apple went on quite a domain name shopping spree, securing domains that relate to a number […]

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