@paulg Dropbox didn't have their .com for years
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@spolsky During which time not having it was an ongoing distraction. - 1 more reply
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@paulg many great names are available in the aftermarket and priced reasonably. I need do a better job indexing and surfacing them. -
@hartshorne Yes, the nature of domain search has changed since you wrote IDS. I still always use it though.
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@paulg of note, Stripe’s name does relate to what they do (credit card magnetic stripes). Full story:http://www.quora.com/How-did-Stripe-come-up-with-its-name … -
@swb1192 That connection though is so weak that roughly zero potential customers see it. -
@paulg true. Seems there are examples that are even less related, ie Apple. -
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@paulg changing name is an interesting suggestion. How's http://alphabet.com vs http://abc.xyz ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg So it looks like http://Alphabet.com is owned by BMW and allegedly BMW refuses to sell to Google...pic.twitter.com/6WHqlFmuIL
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@saraclay15 maybe Larry and Sergei should have googled the name they wanted to call their company
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@tanayj Right? Or maybe they just got cocky during the meeting - "We can buy whatever domain we want, right? Due diligence? Nahhh." -
@saraclay15 it's fine they can just take out all the ads for when people search Bmw and alphabet for a 0.00CPC until BMW sells
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@paulg agreed - I also strongly believe in .app extension especially for mobile apps.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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