The .app domain is now availiable
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#2Why would I use this instead of just getting https to my website?
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#3everything i tried is somehow already taken?
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#4Are they going to provide SEO as well?
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#5How long has it been open?
They must of sold off so many short domains privately.
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#6Interesting, it's in the HSTS preload list, so you have to use https as a .app domain!
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#7everything i tried is somehow already taken?
I would be surprised if the opposite were true.
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#8> How exciting! youdontneedthat.app is available.
There is still time!
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#9HN thread on the announcement (May 1): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16967865
Has preorder been open since May 1? At least I see domains created as early as May 2:
$ whois mail.app
Domain Name: mail.app
Registry Domain ID: 2CA663491-APP
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.nic.google
Registrar URL: https://www.godaddy.com/
Updated Date: 2018-05-02T16:15:05Z
Creation Date: 2018-05-02T16:15:04Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-05-02T16:15:04ZRe: The .app domain is now availiable
#10Why would I use this instead of just getting https to my website?
In some cases your app name might be available which might be a nice way of marketting mobile apps. I can totally see this taking off. I see a lot of xapp.com type domains that could simply be x.app instead.