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Google to sell domain names
PC Advisor, UK - Dec 15, 2006
Google has announced that a domain name search and registration service will be added to its Google Apps for Your Domain package. ...


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Google isn't actually selling the domains. They've partnered w/ eNom and GoDaddy to do the actual registrations.

I suspect they've partnered w/ them to avoid appearing like they're trying to take over yet another market, and also because they want access to the user data that accompanies the more than 20 million domains that eNom and GoDaddy collectively manage. (http://www.cshel.com/domains/2006/12/google-easing-into-domain-business-afterall/)