Apple just bought the iCloud.Net domain, one of the main domains among those potentially related to its eponymous service but not yet own...
It is not clear how many were using, or even know, the platform, however, the site managers have posted an ad on the homepage in which inform that the closure will take place at the end of February of 2017: "We will close iCloud.Net Facilities at the end of February 2017. You can still log in and delete your account. All user data will be destroyed on March 1, 2017, "reads the message signed Tong Lei.
The message refers to a post on the owner of the service personal blog which states that "iCloud.net has finished its mission, and it's time to retire" after offering "social services since 2011". The former owner of the domain argues that will in future no longer social, but a to supply for Chinese users coupon service. According to some unofficial information it appears that Apple has acquired the domain for about $ 1.5 million.
The company now has about 100 domains iCloud and the launch of the service in 2011 he had to buy the domain iCloud.com from Xcerion Swedish company for about $ 5.2 million . It is not clear why he waited more than five years to buy iCloud.net, but is likely to face the acquisition part of the plan to release a new app company Apple signed.
The service will not be called iCloud certainly, however, the existence of a social network with that name could be confusing for new users of any service. One oddity that Apple could solve with a figure after all modest when we consider the monstrous liquidity cash currently at the company's disposal.
