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moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

Meta acquires the Threads.com domain name

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moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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Meta acquires the Threads.com domain name | TechCrunch
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Meta has acquired the Threads.com domain name, according to Whois records of the URL that were updated on September 24. Users on domain-related forums
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    So many $$$$$$$$$$$$$, no doubt, for a single record in a database.

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      A single record that is replicated to millions of other databases in a tree structure.

      • 2deck@lemmy.world
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        For roughly 12 people to use haha

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    Honestly surprised they didn’t have it already…

    • ravhall@discuss.online
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      Yeah what idiot doesn’t have the domain name. The moment they released it, its value went up exponentially.

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      Yeah, that seems like an oversight on their behalf.

      • Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.works
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        It belonged to another startup, I guess they were négociating and seeing if Threads would pick up in usage before giving them an offer that they wouldn’t refuse

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          Ah, I remember now.

          I bet a few millions changed hands to settle that.

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