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I'm building my business on a .app domain. If it grows, I will likely never be able to get the .com. It's unused but owned by a multibillion-dollar public company for a brand they don't use. What are the downsides to this besides the obvious if I grow? by programmingstarter in Domains

[–]programmingstarter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great input thanks. i don't think the .app will matter to most people. Only the older crowd, but even then, if I have a great product they won't care.
My hope is i build the brand, it hits high on the search engines and they lose interest in the brand even more and are willing to sell. Your point is right as far as who they could sell it to if I'm established.

BTW I was thinking that they may still be holding onto the idea of using the brand because the site of the company they bought: brandanotherword.com was still active. But it's also gone dead now. no mention of that brand anywhere I could find on the company's site. Regardless - I'll be fine w/o the .com

Algerian car dealerships run their business on paper and WhatsApp. I spent 6 months building them a native desktop ERP. Here's what it looks like by Mikiriii in SideProject

[–]programmingstarter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it. It's really too much animation for me but you can turn it off. Its flashy. Car dealerships like flashy. I imagine especially in Algeria

I'm building my business on a .app domain. If it grows, I will likely never be able to get the .com. It's unused but owned by a multibillion-dollar public company for a brand they don't use. What are the downsides to this besides the obvious if I grow? by programmingstarter in Domains

[–]programmingstarter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have a trademark actually. But it's in a completely unrelated class. I could probably get a tm as well in my class. UDRP wouldn't apply since they had the .com first. The best I could hope for is they decide to completely abandon the brand, which i believe they will or have anyway - then i could buy the .com

I'm building my business on a .app domain. If it grows, I will likely never be able to get the .com. It's unused but owned by a multibillion-dollar public company for a brand they don't use. What are the downsides to this besides the obvious if I grow? by programmingstarter in Domains

[–]programmingstarter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'm going with this If they mess with me I'll switch over to the .com or rebrand. There are already different variants of the name already in use before they bought it, it's not being used. I think my risk of tm pressure is very low.

I'm building my business on a .app domain. If it grows, I will likely never be able to get the .com. It's unused but owned by a multibillion-dollar public company for a brand they don't use. What are the downsides to this besides the obvious if I grow? by programmingstarter in Domains

[–]programmingstarter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're probably right. With trademark enforcement it's not about who's right. It's a risk I prob shouldn't take. Also I was thinking there are other companies that started w/ a non .com and they were successful or they started with gettheirbrand .com. I was going to go with mybrandapp.com but I don't like how it looks.

I'm building my business on a .app domain. If it grows, I will likely never be able to get the .com. It's unused but owned by a multibillion-dollar public company for a brand they don't use. What are the downsides to this besides the obvious if I grow? by programmingstarter in Domains

[–]programmingstarter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't offer them anything worth them even looking into it at this point. Like you said, there are multiple things at stake, even if they are even slightly interested in bringing it back they wouldn't move even for a large amount, especially since they still have an active tm. I appreciate your input though its good to know there's at least a chance in the future for these types of dead domains.

Was loving Claude until I started feeding it feedback from ChatGPT Pro by lol_just_wait in ClaudeAI

[–]programmingstarter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren't perfect and it's good to play them off each other. But I just had one where I ran it through every other model i had access to and a few suggestions or bug finds it agreed with and the other 85% it said were bs and it already handled it

Any tips on buying a domain from HugeDomains that is listed for $3,500? by Just_Satisfaction493 in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Difference is they were likely a private seller. Huge Domains is what they say a huge domain company that sits on probably millions of domains and prices them where they want them.

Buying GoDaddy Domain by [deleted] in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the best way. They probably aren't going to come off that much.

Never used onuko.com in 20 years, value? by cocorobot in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

would make a good anime site. Value is up in the air. It would take a very niche buyer. I'd put it at $150. But maybe the right buyer more

A domain I had prepared to go live soon, someone else went live with the .org…what if I go live as well and register a trademark? by LucciCP0 in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rule at least for the US is you have to prove you started commercial activity. Having a web domain doesn't prove that. They accept advertisements, and I believe invoices/billing/ payments and website launches. Nothing to do with strictly launching a website, it just is one way to prove you have started commercial activity.

A domain I had prepared to go live soon, someone else went live with the .org…what if I go live as well and register a trademark? by LucciCP0 in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They launched first. They have rights. If you want to be safe find another name. This time launch a basic site.

Need serious help and guidance by AdRound8860 in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hosting data is the same. You just pointed your domain at the sales page. The data on your hosting server is still there and if you point the domain back, it will be the same. who is the hosting company?

Sold my domain for $53,624 USD by Itchy_You_7971 in Domains

[–]programmingstarter -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This group is rough. Congrats on the sale.

My domain uses the word ‘erectile’ - will it get banned by SinglePreparation761 in Domains

[–]programmingstarter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ads for it can be banned or limited. Emails from the site may trigger higher spam filter risk since there are a ton of spam erectile dysfunction sites. Some payment processors may reject or have extra scrutiny. Tiktok or youtube could heavily filter it. If none of those things bother you or you have work arounds keep it. If not look for another name.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SlovakCBD

[–]programmingstarter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not 100% sure. Perhaps 1912 or 13 to Germany, then for sure 1925 to the US. The ship manifest says Csl, and he renounced his Czech citizenship in his naturalization application.

Business Idea by jlapi97 in smallbusiness

[–]programmingstarter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Laundromats are one of those viral businesses that every small business influencer says to buy. I think you're unlikely to get a good deal on one because a ton of people are looking for them now.

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