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		metachris on Oct 24, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: get.com and app.com domain names Except that Dropbox needed to spend _a lot_ of money to get the .com domain.

user24 on Oct 24, 2011 [–]

and they acquired that money while they had getdropbox.com. If get was a bad thing, it certainly didn't seem to hurt dropbox is what I'm saying.

abbasmehdi on Oct 25, 2011 | [–]

So the point is, get it before getting famous, otherwise your fame will drive the price northward.

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