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26 Apr 2021
Google Argentina’s domain name was reportedly purchased by a web designer after the site went down in the country for two hours last week. Although the reason the domain name was available for purchase is still disputed, some believe the Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe simply forgot to review their domain name registration.
BBC News reports that a web designer in Argentina named Nicolar Kurona successfully purchased the Argentinian Google.com.ar domain name through a normal, legal process after noticing that the site was unavailable in the country for two hours last Wednesday.
Kurona reportedly noticed that the site was unavailable while working at his desk on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday night. “I entered www.google.com.ar into my browser and it didn’t work,” he said. “I thought something strange was happening.”
After the website was down for two hours in the country on Wednesday, a web designer was able to buy the domain name of Google Argentina for only almost $3.
In a statement by 30-year-old Nicolas Kurona, he said he bought the domain name of Google Argentina (google.com.ar) through the legal process of obtaining domain names.
The thirty-year-old web designer was still in shock as he talked to BBC, explaining how he never imagined that he was allowed by the Network Information Center Argentina (NIC) to purchase the domain.
Meanwhile, Google Argentina said in an interview that the domain was acquired by someone for a short period of time, but they were able to regain control of it quickly.
A 30-year-old website designer bought Google Argentina s domain for just Rs 415
A 30-year-old website designer bought Google Argentina s domain for just Rs 415
Google Argentina s website was down in the country for a couple of hours one night. Surprisingly enough, the domain was also put up for purchase at the time.
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The legal purchase costed Kurona just 270 pesos (Rs 415).
The domain was quickly taken back from Kurona by Google.
Google is the biggest search engine in the world and its country-specific domains follow the lead in almost every nation. Google Argentina is no different and you would think that would make its web domain exclusive for all purposes. For a few minutes though, that wasn’t the case.