An MBA student briefly owned Google.com: Here is how much Google paid to get its name back
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 01-02-2016
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This is what happened last year on a rather amusing day in October at Google. Sanmay Ved, an MBA saw Google.com being offered for sale on Google Domains. Without spending much time, snagged the multi-billion dollar company's URL for $12 and owned the domain for one minute before Google realized the mistake and cancelled the purchase.