Bought Google.com and owned the world’s largest domain for one minute – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Sanmay At owned Google.com for one minute, after he September 29 suddenly discovered that domain by mistake was listed as “vacant” on domain purchase service Google Domain.

The price? Barely 12 US dollars. The transaction, however, was canceled after one minute, then bargain purchase course was too good to be true. By – previously actually worked for Google – got back their money from Google Domain.

At least 10 $ 000

However, it is common practice for Google to reward people who discover errors. It would according to Business Insider first do in Ved case. So they decided, after notified that the case gladly would rather that they should donate the money to charity.

Then the company instead increased the reward to the former Google employees. Opposite the newspaper will not case with the large sum he received from Google’s, but he reveals that it was at least more than 10 000 dollars. Although ownership was short-lived, it seems When it’s funny that he managed to buy the domain.

– I can not quite shake off the feeling that I actually owned Google.com, he tells Business Insider.

Not the first time

The money is according to the newspaper donated to a project to ensure education for children living in the Indian slummen.Saken about the happy buyer of the world’s most widely used domain, has attracted attention in international media.

Currently, it is not known what is the reason why kjøpsglippen, but according to case, it may be due to either a mistake or that the company simply forgot to renew the domain their on time.

It is not the first time something happens. In 2003, Microsoft was subjected to the same domain with Hotmail.co.uk. When was the company according to Business Insider actually have to buy the domain back from the lucky buyer. It was not necessary in connection with the nascent Google acquisition because the domain already, was owned by Google.

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