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  1. 05r50

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  2. Nathan

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    #3 Nathan, Jun 13, 2012
    Right after someone provides the application fee and 10 years worth of annual fees.

    You volunteering?
     
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    #2 goaljnky, Jun 13, 2012
    So when will we see .ma?
     
  4. Johngo

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    #4 Johngo, Jun 13, 2012
    Anyone notice that ABARTH is third one down?
     
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    #5 Nathan, Jun 13, 2012
    They are in Alpha order....

    Fiat has also requested AlfaRomeo, FIAT, Ferrari, Case, CaseIH, IVECO, Lancia and NewHolland.

    Look up all the ones for Charleston Road Registry Inc.. That would be Google. There are a ton of them.
     
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    #6 goaljnky, Jun 13, 2012
    13 applications for APP. Curios how they will decide who gets it in situations like that.
     
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    #7 Johngo, Jun 13, 2012
    Yeah, I got that! :biggrin5: Just one of the first names my eye was drawn to... :eek6:
     
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    agranger MINI of the Month June 2009
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    #11 Crashton, Jun 13, 2012
    www.mini.$$$$$
     
  11. ScottinBend

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    #12 ScottinBend, Jun 13, 2012
    So these new .???? only good for a particular company?
     
  12. Nathan

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    #13 Nathan, Jun 13, 2012
    Yes and No...

    Anyone can apply for one of these new top level domains but beside the cash you have to prove can support the domain too. What is predicted is some companies such as Google that is trying to get the .FAMILY domain is they will then allow people to register a domain for their family, and provide hosting and all the other stuff that goes along with it. In effect competeing with companies like GoDaddy for domain registrations. Just that Google would control all of the .FAMILY domains. You could have wwwScottInBend.Family.

    Others such as the TV network ABC may create URLs such as www.TVshowName.ABC
     
  13. ScottinBend

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    #14 ScottinBend, Jun 13, 2012
    That's kinda what I was wondering. Companies pay for a .????? and then they can do with it as they see fit.
     
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    #15 Jabbles, Jun 14, 2012
    Makes sense for the Family example above but many others .airbus seem pointless. As 05r50 mentioned airbus.airbus seems redundant and I can't see them selling off too many possible names to others. I assume that the vast majority of these companies will also keep their old .com domains.