[ocdtrekkie]

And Google's either kept or tried keeping like 20 gTLDs to themselves. Look for Charleston Road Registry, a Google shell corp, on this list: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-c...

cal, dev, drive, play, and prod are all ones I think the open Internet would've liked a chance at.

[jsmthrowaway]

I don't think shell corporation means what you think it does, given that a gTLD is a pretty significant asset.