Cloud.com domain bought by open source start-up

[Chuck]

If you were going to start a cloud computing company, wouldn't cloud.com be the perfect domain name? With all the hype surrounding cloud computing, it may be surprising that cloud.com wasn't gobbled up by a major corporation such as IBM, Amazon or Microsoft. After all, cloudcomputing.com is owned by Dell.



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[bobovia]

cloud computing will be replaced by the next big thing sooner or later. I still have a 1gb Syquest Sparq drive if someone needs one.

 

[steveto]

the people that bought it got it for a steal. I know of at least 3 people that would have paid 7 figures for this name had they known it was for sale. Bad marketing really.

 

[Gerry]

the people that bought it got it for a steal. I know of at least 3 people that would have paid 7 figures for this name had they known it was for sale. Bad marketing really.

Yup, that is a gem for generics representing technology.

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

This is an old story.

 

[Gerry]

This is an old story.

Well, I missed it the first time around.

 

[Theo]

Doc, did you hear WWII ended? Wow.

 

[Gerry]

Nintendo WII is no more???

 

[Theo]

Comrade Doctorski, CCCP is also gone and the Berlin Wall has fallen. We are now left fighting the capitalists on the Internetski

 

[A D]

Nintendo WII is no more???

LOL. that was a good one.

-=DCG=-

 

[fab]

the people that bought it got it for a steal. I know of at least 3 people that would have paid 7 figures for this name had they known it was for sale. Bad marketing really.

Sounds like you've got some nice friends!

 

[Gerry]

Comrade Doctorski, CCCP is also gone and the Berlin Wall has fallen. We are now left fighting the capitalists on the Internetski

Da, I see.

Imperialist, capitalist pigs keeping the man down.

Its dookie.

 

[Deleted member 111831]

Seems like a domain Apple would want