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Jul 7, 2002, 03:25 PM
 
no kidding, check out <a href="http://www.apple.de" target="_blank">http://www.apple.de</a> -- looks like someone forgot to pay the bill...
     
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Jul 7, 2002, 03:42 PM
 
Indeed.

Who cares? They had almost zero market share here anyway.
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Jul 7, 2002, 04:28 PM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by seb2:
<strong>no kidding, check out <a href="http://www.apple.de" target="_blank">http://www.apple.de</a> -- looks like someone forgot to pay the bill...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">But don't Apple use <a href="http://www.apple.com/de/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/de/</a> for Germany anyway?
Fore example Apple UK is not <a href="http://www.apple.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.apple.co.uk</a> as you might think but <a href="http://www.apple.com/uk/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/uk/</a>
     
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Jul 7, 2002, 04:54 PM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Simon X:
<strong>But don't Apple use <a href="http://www.apple.com/de/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/de/</a> for Germany anyway?
Fore example Apple UK is not <a href="http://www.apple.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.apple.co.uk</a> as you might think but <a href="http://www.apple.com/uk/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/uk/</a></strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.apple.de" target="_blank">www.apple.de</a> has always been forwarded to <a href="http://www.apple.com/de" target="_blank">www.apple.com/de</a> -- thinking about it, no big loss. always looked at the english site, anyway; the german site was weeks behind... <img border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" title="" src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" />
     
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Jul 7, 2002, 05:23 PM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Developer:
<strong>Indeed.

Who cares? They had almost zero market share here anyway.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Not true.
     
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Jul 7, 2002, 06:03 PM
 
WTF? According to denic.de:

Domaindaten
Domainname: apple.de
Domaininhaber: I. P. Development, Inc.
1462 S Ridgelane Cir.
CW, FL, 33755
U.S.A.
Nameserver: ns0.0800.net
Nameserver: ns1.0800.net
Status: konnektiert
Letzte Aktualisierung: Samstag, 6. Juli 2002
Stand Datenbank: Sonntag, 7. Juli 2002

Administrativer Ansprechpartner, technischer Ansprechpartner, Zonenverwalter
Name: Stephan Koenig
Kontakttyp: Person
Adresse: Gerhard-Falk-Str. 5
Stadt: Hamburg
PLZ: 21035
Land: GERMANY
Telefon: +49 40 7303380
Telefax: +49 40 7303322
E-Mail: [email protected]

Looks like Apple just let it go and some cybersquatting freak has jumped on it. However Apple will be able to successfully get it back legaly in Germany where you can assert domain ownership if the domain applies to you company.

p.s. I like the "versendlich" in the message <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Jemand sprischt doitsch noch schleschter als isch.
p.p.s.Apple has a fairly good marketshare in Germany, and it has been Apple's best growing market over the past two years AFAIK.
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Jul 7, 2002, 07:25 PM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by theolein:
<strong>p.p.s.Apple has a fairly good marketshare in Germany, and it has been Apple's best growing market over the past two years AFAIK.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">which is amazing, since their marketing team is beyond belief!

Massive PR tour a couple of months ago, geared at professionals. rented out huge halls (the CCH in Hamburg) for seminars. An acquaintance held a talk at one. There were SIX people there, ALL OF WHOM already used Macs.

Somebody had forgotten to advertise beyond a couple of flyers in a select few authorized Apple dealers. Brilliant.

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Jul 7, 2002, 07:28 PM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by theolein:

<strong>Apple has a fairly good marketshare in Germany, and it has been Apple's best growing market over the past two years AFAIK.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">What is it in Germany? 1.5%?

Maybe you confuse it with Switzerland?
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Jul 7, 2002, 11:36 PM
 
Oy!
     
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by theolein:
<strong>p.p.s.Apple has a fairly good marketshare in Germany, and it has been Apple's best growing market over the past two years AFAIK.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">which is amazing, since their marketing team is beyond belief!

Massive PR tour a couple of months ago, geared at professionals. rented out huge halls (the CCH in Hamburg) for seminars. An acquaintance held a talk at one. There were SIX people there, ALL OF WHOM already used Macs.

Somebody had forgotten to advertise beyond a couple of flyers in a select few authorized Apple dealers. Brilliant.

-spheric*</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">hahaha, now that's funny.
     
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Jul 8, 2002, 04:37 AM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
<strong>which is amazing, since their marketing team is beyond belief!

Massive PR tour a couple of months ago, geared at professionals. rented out huge halls (the CCH in Hamburg) for seminars. An acquaintance held a talk at one. There were SIX people there, ALL OF WHOM already used Macs.

Somebody had forgotten to advertise beyond a couple of flyers in a select few authorized Apple dealers. Brilliant.

-spheric*</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">I know. Sometimes Apple is successful despite the best efforts of their various dependancies etc. However, the story is less spectacular for Apple and more spectacular for Germany when one considers that sh-it like this happens in Germany with monotonous regularity. I find it amazing that the German economy actually survives despite a huge troop of absolutely incompetent baboons in media/marketing who have no idea whatsoever what they're doing but are capable of convincing managers etc, who also have no idea what they are doing, that it is all the next best thing. In my experience, a lot of new economy types managed to save their butts , despite their uselessness and are still running and ruining many companies.
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Jul 8, 2002, 10:04 AM
 
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"> Die Internetdomain apple.de ist - m�glicherweise versehentlich - von Apple Deutschland gel�scht worden. Die n�heren Umst�nde kennen wir nicht.

Wir haben die Gesch�ftsleitung von Apple Deutschland dar�ber informiert und eine schnelle R�ck�bertragung angeboten.

Deutschsprachige Informationen �ber Apple finden Sie hier: <a href="http://www.apple.com/de" target="_blank">www.apple.com/de</a>
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">this is from <a href="http://www.apple.de" target="_blank">www.apple.de</a> doesn't this mean that Apple is getting it back ?

<small>[ 07-08-2002, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: Vanquish ]</small>
     
   
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