AlthingsD.com: Apple Buying iCloud.com, The Story is True
AllthingsD.com has confirmed with the Seller of the domain name, the Sweden-based computing company Xcerion has sold the domain iCloud.com to Apple.
This confirms the story reported by GigaOm first reported Thursday, “though the Seller declined to say whether its rumored $4.5 million price tag was accurate.”
Apple has not always bought the matching domain for its products and still does not own ipad.com a domains which gets over 50,000 visitors a month according to Compete.com nor iTouch.com.
So I’m going to say that the entire story sounds good including the purchase price which would have been denied by one side or the other by now if wholly inaccurate.
The question becomes now what is Apple going to do with iCloud.com.
What is that product going to be?
We all know about plans for a music and photo locker system but somehow I think that an expansion of mobileme could have done the same thing.
So I think Apple’s plans are bigger, much bigger.
Could this be a project that leads to some sort of social networking space that include all your music, photos, friends and contacts and allows interaction?
Apple launched Ping a while back a interactive lets call it social space where you can share your like and dislikes of music, but its not HUGE.
I have the feeling that iCloud.com will be HUGE.
Once we find out what Apple’s Plan for it is.
If the purchase price does get confirmed at some point we will have the Largest domain purchase for 2011 officially hit the books
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so, it’s the record price for a domain this year
Lucky day for the buyer. They got the money plus all the publicity.
It will be interesting to see IF or WHEN the domain changes hands. Considering whois hasn’t changed.
it’s to early to see changes on the whois, just wait
Love it ….
with so many cloud this and that, it all boils down to cloud combo
They need to re-brand Apple TV to iTV!
both iTV.com and i.TV are already taken by ITV Consumer Limited and iTV, LLC
i.Co is still for sale.
HP has registered HPcloud.com in 2008
also GoDaddyCloud.com is registered
and also NameCloud.com
how about clowncomputing?
ha ha
I think most domainers missed the boat with the “Cloud” names (to busy with 3d and .co he he) , most good ones were taken by tech companies long ago…
The CEO for cloud.com stated that adquiring the name was a great decision gave them “instant credibility”
true, great part of the best “cloud” names are already taken
Well I hate to be the downside to apple but What happens if Apples does launch ‘iCloud’ and it is like ‘MobileMess’ in 2008 where Apple tried to go forth making a online service for e-mails, calendars and contacts. It glitched and 20,000 people was in a email blackout for a week?
Does this stuff explain the ever increasing inquiries for Mcloud.com, Oklahoma. I cannot think of one company that starts with “M” that might be behind soma of those inquires – can you ?
Randall
Seems like Apple has done quite well since 2008 so if there is an issue I will assume they will get it fixed and come back stronger
“Does this stuff explain the ever increasing inquiries for Mcloud.com, Oklahoma. I cannot think of one company that starts with “M” that might be behind soma of those inquires – can you ?”
I think I read somewhere that Ronald Mc Donald was getting into the hosting business.
I think this is another step for their Cloud OS, not just a cloud for music or anything, but more than just storage… they are planning a cloud operating system for a while…
BTW, the same seller also has iCloudOS.com, coincidence?
iCloudOS.com
good to sell to a ChromeOS competitor
@Dean
That is huge – and likely right on – where I figured:
Macy’s was getting into Cloud Computing
or maybe McCormick and Schmick s Seafood Restaurants
Brian
not only the story is true, but Apple is already testing the iCloud service!
techcrunch.com/2011/05/01/apple-castle/
and iCloud could become very soon as popular as iTunes!
not only the story is true, but Apple is already testing the iCloud service
techcrunch.com/2011/05/01/apple-castle/
and iCloud could become very soon as popular as iTunes
icloudtelevision.com and icloudcinema.com are the best two of the list and may sell well
the iCloud.com domain still redirects to CloudMe
what about this domains ?
I have it.
icloudmusicservice.com