Apple.co.uk Finally changes hands

[Thomas Nash]

I'm not sure if this has already been reported but I can't see it anywhere. Apple have finally acquired apple.co.uk. We can only speculate on the price I suppose,

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3371051/apple-granted-applecouk-domain/

Tom

 

[markb]

Hi Thomas,

There's been a couple of threads on this in the past, apple agency actually posted in the domain appraisals section asking for an appraisal a while back, then someone later created a thread saying it was now owned by apple.

Appleagency never did come back and post on either thread to actually say what happened, wether apple bought it from them, or they got it taken off them, I dont know.

Heres the threads :

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/domain-appraisals/100021-apple-co-uk.html

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/sold-domains/105482-apple-co-uk.html

 

[Thomas Nash]

Oh right apologies for the double thread, yes I remember the appraisal thread, I thought it was strange that they opened one really. We'll probably never know what actually happened then.

 

[markb]

They probably got it taken off them.

 

[D600]

Definitely purchased as they weren't cyber squatting!

 

[retired_member33]

Def sold and most probably for an amazing amount of money.

Congrats to the Sellers.

 

[alex]

I came accross this article http://www.macworld.co.uk/apple-business/news/?newsid=3370917. So do we know for sure if it was purchased or taken?

 

[D600]

Most of these magazines aren't accurate and just regurgitate other people's reported news. There is no need to take it off them when they didn't do anything wrong.

 

[markb]

I wonder why appleagency hasnt come back on the forum to say that they have sold it and how much for?

 

[retired_member33]

Probably too busy cocktails at some sunny beach resort

 

[foz]

i wonder why appleagency hasnt come back on the forum to say that they have sold it and how much for?

nda?

 

[D600]

Probably cos they are laughing on the beaches of Hawaii

 

[wb]

The posts below (if credible) suggest it was sold:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=15278552&postcount=38
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=15278624&postcount=40

 

[Blossom]

If I were in that situation I would at least be contacting the sites that have covered it as 'news' and asking them to remove the implications that the domain was taken from me rather than sold. Doesn't really look professional for their business.

 

[ratboy]

I can't see it being taken off them - too generic, plus was a proper business since the start of the net.

Hope not anyway.

Cocktails and bellydancers all round I'd say.