moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoMeta acquires the Threads.com domain nametechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down18
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minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·27 days agoHonestly surprised they didn’t have it already…
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·27 days agoYeah, that seems like an oversight on their behalf.
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·27 days 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-up6·27 days agoAh, I remember now. I bet a few millions changed hands to settle that.
minus-squareravhall@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·27 days 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.