[lac-discuss-en] [GTLD-WG] Second last-resort gTLD auction raises $14.3m US

[Vanda Scartezini]

Wow!! Big business!!
 Guess M+M just buy to sell afterwardsŠ
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On 9/18/14, 13:48, "Dev Anand Teelucksingh" <devtee at gmail.com> wrote:

>Via DomainIncite at
>http://domainincite.com/17352-second-last-resort-gtld-auction-raises-14-3m
>
>"ICANN has raised $14.3 million auctioning off three new gTLDs ‹ .buy,
>.tech and .vip.
>
>It was the second batch of ³last resort² auctions, managed by ICANN and
>Power Auctions, in which the winning bids are placed in a special ICANN
>fund.
>
>Notably, while Google participated in all three auctions, it failed to win
>any, setting a reassuring precedent for any smaller applicants that are
>set
>to face the deep-pocketed giant in future auctions.
>
>.tech was the biggest-seller, fetching $6,760,000 after nine rounds of
>bidding.
>
>The winner was Dot Tech LLC, which beat Google, Minds + Machines, Donuts,
>NU DOT CO, and Uniregistry.
>
>.buy went to Amazon for $4,588,888, beating Google, Donuts and Famous Four
>Media. The bidding lasted seven rounds.
>
>Finally, .vip sold to Minds + Machines for $3,000,888 after Google,
>Donuts,
>I-Registry and VIP Registry dropped out....."
>
>
>Dev Anand
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