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AlthingsD.com: Apple Buying iCloud.com, The Story is True

April 29, 2011 by Michael Berkens

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

 

 

 

Filed Under: Domains

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

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Comments

  1. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 29, 2011 at 9:24 am

    so, it’s the record price for a domain this year

  2. Gnanes says

    April 29, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Lucky day for the buyer. They got the money plus all the publicity.

  3. Jamie says

    April 29, 2011 at 10:09 am

    It will be interesting to see IF or WHEN the domain changes hands. Considering whois hasn’t changed.

  4. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 29, 2011 at 10:11 am

    it’s to early to see changes on the whois, just wait

  5. BullS says

    April 29, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Love it ….

    with so many cloud this and that, it all boils down to cloud combo

  6. Dean says

    April 29, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    They need to re-brand Apple TV to iTV!

  7. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 29, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    both iTV.com and i.TV are already taken by ITV Consumer Limited and iTV, LLC

  8. MHB says

    April 29, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    i.Co is still for sale.

  9. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 29, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    HP has registered HPcloud.com in 2008

  10. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 29, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    also GoDaddyCloud.com is registered

  11. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 29, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    and also NameCloud.com

  12. BullS says

    April 29, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    how about clowncomputing?

    ha ha

  13. domo sapiens says

    April 30, 2011 at 8:29 am

    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”

  14. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 30, 2011 at 8:52 am

    true, great part of the best “cloud” names are already taken

  15. Randall says

    April 30, 2011 at 11:51 am

    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?

  16. BrianWick says

    April 30, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    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 ?

  17. MHB says

    April 30, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    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

  18. Dean says

    April 30, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    “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.

  19. DNabc says

    April 30, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    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?

  20. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    April 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    iCloudOS.com

    good to sell to a ChromeOS competitor

  21. BrianWick says

    May 1, 2011 at 9:02 am

    @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

  22. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    May 1, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    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!

  23. :: AMAppZON :: AMAppSTORE :: AMAcloud :: says

    May 1, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    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

  24. ::: now online my new site for all my domains on sale ::: says

    May 4, 2011 at 8:16 am

    icloudtelevision.com and icloudcinema.com are the best two of the list and may sell well 🙂

    the iCloud.com domain still redirects to CloudMe

  25. Gabriel says

    May 11, 2011 at 9:28 am

    what about this domains ?

    I have it.

  26. Gabriel says

    May 11, 2011 at 9:29 am

    icloudmusicservice.com


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