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**hypertext** · 05-30-2008, 07:39 PM

Looks like maybe Apple Computer has acquired MobileMe.com from Frank Schilling.

Venture Beat has an article that points to Apple renaming their .Mac service to Mobile Me.

A quick review of the domain MobileMe.com indicates that it was previously owned by Name Admin then transferred to domain specialists Trout & Zimmer (who acquire for big corps). Now the domain is sitting with Mark Monitor.

Here's the article.

**DomainsInc** · 05-30-2008, 08:32 PM

I bet they paid a pretty penny for that.

**hugegrowth** · 05-30-2008, 08:45 PM

that's the kind of brandable name that would be hard for a domainer to use, makes more sense for a company like Apple (ie: he probably got way more for the domain than he could hope to make from it himself).

**tonyfloyd** · 05-30-2008, 08:50 PM

like the saying goes......"the rich keep on getting richer"......guess Frank could probably buy the island he lives on now...

**hugegrowth** · 05-30-2008, 08:54 PM

must be nice for sales like ireport.com and this one where the seller doesn't need the money and is dealing from a position of strength. they are basically doing the buyers a favour by selling to them!

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hugegrowth Last Online: Today 02:24 AM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,021 DNF$: 8,905 Location: BeeCee Country:	must be nice for sales like ireport.com and this one where the seller doesn't need the money and is dealing from a position of strength. they are basically doing the buyers a favour by selling to them! __________________ Submit URL Free now - Free website advertising and classifieds DomainReport.ca - domain tips and .ca domain blog

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05-30-2008, 08:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
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