Apple’s snapped itself up a range of iTunes.com misspellings from a single domain name holder (there are less charitable terms), according to Macrumors.
All of the domains were registered in 2004 and focus around the kinds of misspellings that you could make simply by typing too fast, or for that matter using a touchpad rather than keyboard to type. The list includes:
Apple’s most likely to just redirect them to iTunes.com, which feels like a bit of a waste to me. I mean, oiTunes.com could be a repository of punk rock tunes, iTubnes.com could be for those who like 8-bit gaming systems in their hot tubs, and iTumnes.com could be exclusively for slightly misspelt Narnian fauns. OK, maybe not that last one.[macrumors]
EckyThump
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:12 PMSee this sort of thing makes sense, and does no harm to anyone….
Matt
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:30 PMApple – Guiding illiterate people to their brand since 2011.
BenDTU
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:36 PMGoogle has done the same thing since forever.
Andrew
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:41 PMWell, they’ve already got the pretentious douchebag market sewn up.. why not expand?
InformedGamer
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:44 PMAnd here I was typing “eyetunes.com” into internet explorer :p
Dan
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:46 PMDid Apple register CannotBelieveFuckwitsKeepUsingThisPieceOfShit.com too?
BenDTU
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:56 PMNah, but they took TechFansInDenial.com
vijay
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:57 PMHehe
Seth Grimshaw
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 3:03 PMRegistering that now and redirecting it to the Apple store.
EckyThump
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 3:15 PMSee, the amount of back pressure building up against these guys, you would think should make them take step back and maybe think about what they’re doing to their own market! But the fact is, the fanboys are hooked on this shit! They keep buying the latest one because they can’t help it. So Apple will keep on going because they have a captive market! #]
Seth Grimshaw
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 4:25 PMSounds like Stockholm syndrome to me.
Steve
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 6:14 PMMore like Battered Wife Syndrome
Ex 3 and voda customer
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 4:42 PMByetunes I will go to KAT.
spk
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 4:49 PMI recently went from an iPhone 3GS to an Android device. I can’t see myself ever switching back.
Morkai
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 4:56 PMme too, 3GS to a Galaxy S II.
Daniel
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 5:09 PMThanks for telling us, did you also switch to 4ply recently too?
Fanboy
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 5:33 PMNo there happy with inferior products obviously.
Andrew
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 5:52 PM“They’re”, not “there”. Thanks for adding weight to Matt’s comment about iFans and illiteracy.
Steve
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 6:46 PM“No there (sic) happy”
Ahahhaa. This is too precious.
Bob Smith
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 4:52 AMCockney songs and British Music Hall and sing along (overlooked pre-thump genres) can be downloaded from oiTunes at http://londonbobby.com/lbdigiprod.htm Cheers!