moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMeta acquires the Threads.com domain nametechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down18
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minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·1 month agoHonestly surprised they didn’t have it already…
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoYeah, that seems like an oversight on their behalf.
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoIt belonged to another startup, I guess they were négociating and seeing if Threads would pick up in usage before giving them an offer that they wouldn’t refuse
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoAh, I remember now. I bet a few millions changed hands to settle that.
minus-squareravhall@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoYeah what idiot doesn’t have the domain name. The moment they released it, its value went up exponentially.
Honestly surprised they didn’t have it already…
Yeah, that seems like an oversight on their behalf.
It belonged to another startup, I guess they were négociating and seeing if Threads would pick up in usage before giving them an offer that they wouldn’t refuse
Ah, I remember now.
I bet a few millions changed hands to settle that.
Yeah what idiot doesn’t have the domain name. The moment they released it, its value went up exponentially.