I hope they don't just make it a redirect, but send people to a single-page site.

Like this one, but with the relevant subject matter. Aww, that site's down! Maybe people got intelligent enough to let it fall by the wayside. Hopefully the same will happen here.

Lawmakers need to make it easier to take down domain squatters.

It is almost impossible to pick a name for a new business venture because every single domain name is taken and many of them are taking by domain squatters.

Need a "use it or lose it" policy.

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Originally Posted by Patranus 

Lawmakers need to make it easier to take down domain squatters.

It is almost impossible to pick a name for a new business venture because every single domain name is taken and many of them are taking by domain squatters.

Need a "use it or lose it" policy.

 It is fairly easy for a company like Apple to take down a website that incorporates its trademark. Apple will obtain this domain no problem. Where it is hard is if you come up with a new name for a business, and then look for it online to find somebody squatting on the name. If the other person thought of the business name before you, you are out of luck. 

Hmm, a domain name for last years iPhone. iOS surely is easy to use, but do these people think we all have a single digit IQ?

Don't you think someone at Apple would have thought it would be a good idea to buy up "iphone5.com", "iphone6.com", "iphone7.com", etc?

This is pretty basic stuff, folks.

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Originally Posted by SpamSandwich 

Don't you think someone at Apple would have thought it would be a good idea to buy up "iphone5.com", "iphone6.com", "iphone7.com", etc?

 

This is pretty basic stuff, folks.

Yeah I agree...why didn't they think of this stuff before? 

In other news, Apple has owned mammals.org for years and years. The iBex must be imminent!

I don't see why Apple should have a claim on this domain. The reality is that it is a bit like their patent battles....the owners of this site thought of the domain name first so they own it. They should sue Apple if Apple try to use their name idea.

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Originally Posted by Lerxt 

I don't see why Apple should have a claim on this domain. The reality is that it is a bit like their patent battles....the owners of this site thought of the domain name first so they own it. They should sue Apple if Apple try to use their name idea.

Seriously?  You can't see the problem with some teenager owning the domain name that's the same as a multi-national corporation?  

Can't think of any reason why that might be a problem?  

First come, first served.  I don't understand why you all think Apple has a right to this domain name.  If I buy nextcoolproduct.com.  Apple then decides to make a product called "next cool product", it gives them no right to try to claim my web site.  It makes no difference if it's some amazing web site or just a parked domain.  I got there first. If Apple wants it, they have to buy it from the party who owns it.  This is how the real world works.  You can't cry to mom and dad.