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What Are Google’s .app Domains and Why Do They Matter?

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Viet York

May 9, 2018·1 min read

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As of May 2018, Google’s domain registration branch is now selling .app domain names.

Google bought the exclusive rights to the .app upper-level domain three years ago, and they’ve worked on it behind closed doors ever since.

However, that work has paid off big for Google, which now controls the sale and distribution of all .app domain names.

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  • Domains
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  • Technology
  • Google
  • Security

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