A while ago we read on the internet the following "news" pearl: Only Google will use "app" in its applications!
Apparently the writer has no idea what buying a TLD entails domain and he probably wanted to refer "in his own words" to the auction made by ICANN (the service that controls Internet domains) for the top-level domain (TLD).app. The auction was won Google and so has the soy, .minna, .foo, .how domains available so far (see iguru.how) and now the .app.
Part of the publication states:
In an auction by ICANN, the non-profit organization overseeing the Internet, Google acquired the most popular application domain for 25 million dollars. Now, only Google will be able to uses the "app" suffix in its applications.
Naturally, the company will not keep all the domains for itself (we are talking about billions) but will put them on the global market. So when they are announced, everyone can get a domain that ends in .app (like iguru.app)
The company has no immediate plans for the .app domain, but it's enough to understand why it bought it. The amount spent by the company on the purchase of the domain is 25 million dollars.
As for the bright tech connoisseurs who publish such pearls, we have to tell them that they made us laugh. Didn't you know? Didn't you ask? It would be good to rethink where you read new technology and news in general.
Because all currencies have 2 sides, the Google Play Store is flooded with SMS scam apps. Which are also advertised without any restrictions on social networks such as Instagram and TikTok. The applications are disguised as genuine applications through well-made profiles in the Play Store. However, with a closer look, they have general privacy policy statements, they have basic developer profiles.
The "opening" of TLDs creates opportunities and threats for companies. The latter should look to find the TLDs that pertain to their industry.
interesting, if you write an article we can publish it
Glad to write something about this very interesting topic.