According to casthompson.com, the domain name MYiPhone.com is considered highly desirable to own.
I agree with the author’s view:
Without a shadow of a doubt, yesterday was owned by the emerging news of Apple’s iphone. I can’t say anything about the phone that hasn’t already been said but I can talk business for a moment. Most internet entrepreneurs make their money by being on the cutting edge, fate, luck, chance, hard work and sometime by timing. Most of the time it takes a combination of all of these to succeed. Imagine if 8 months ago you knew that yesterday would be the turning point of mobile phones as we know it….
The way I see it, there are three factors (no particular order of importance; all three must exist to be successful): luck, preparation, and timing. My entire business is built on these three little words. In the case of MYiPhone.com:
Luck: Apple decides to use the name iPhone even though the mark is owned by Cisco.
Preparation: MYiPhone.com (aka aMobileME) was created many months ago and is now a fully developed website with lots of content and a whole lot more link back from other websites in the blogosphere.
If there’s 1 in a billion chance that it’s still alive, I’ll hold on to it with dear life! - Vincent Nguyen
Timing: I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt Apple would someday unveil the iPhone. So when I saw MYiPhone.com come available, I immediately grabbed it.
You’ll be seeing a lot from MYiPhone in the next few months leading up to the release of the iPhone. So stay tune!
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If Cisco, who has owned the iPhone trademark since 2000, wins their lawsuit against Apple, will your site start to track Cisco iPhone news?
I don’t think it will come down to a long and drawn out lawsuit. I believe the two companies will come to terms, allowing Apple to proceed with the use “iPhone”. That being said, should things go south, to answer your question about the use of MYiPhone to track Cisco iPhone news…that won’t happen since there’s very little interest in the Cisco iPhone product line. Now it may be an option to cover all things internet phone. Again, it won’t get to that.
Cisco has too much to gain from this deal such as a boat load of money that they wouldn’t otherwise have. An “Apple Phone” is the same damn phone no matter what it’s called…but doesn’t generate the same buzz so Apple will have no choice but to pay up.
you are really proud for getting this domain, aren’t you?
sorry for the above comment, i am just gelous for not getting the domain myself