Damn, someone already registered Postgres.app. We've been using this name since 2012 -- I hope whoever registered the domain doesn't plan on using it for something else. That would be really confusing for our users.

I guess we'll have to stick with https://postgresapp.com

HN 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: 2019-05-02T16:15:04Z

I am now the proud owner of fullofcr.app

Now all I have to do is convert it into a blockchain machine learning big data startup and I'll become a billionaire.

I hate this, every time there is another TLD and you are a brand holder you have to buy it and pay what ever it costs.

> How exciting! youdontneedthat.app is available.

There is still time!

Interesting, it's in the HSTS preload list, so you have to use https as a .app domain!

This is equivalent to .exe being a TLD, to macOS people.

Well, I'm quite happy now: I just bought $FIRST_NAME.app. It was marked as a premium domain, so it was +$50... But the opportunity was too juicy to pass it up.

In case anyone is wondering, it appears their premium domains only have a higher price for the initial registration. I just checked how much it would cost to add extra years to my registration, and it's only $14/year.

[0] https://support.google.com/domains/answer/6010092?hl=en

Hmm strange, there is ov.app but when I try my two letter combination, I first get "How exciting it's available", but trying to register it through Google Domains I get "Domains ending in .APP must be between 3 and 63 characters". What's going on?

Is it worth moving my app from the subdomain app.mystartup.com to mystartup.app? Or would separating the app from the marketing website harm SEO? The app itself is completely inaccessible to bots.

If a domain name holder abuses the .app domain name, it will cause great harm to the company.

I got a preorder on reactnative.app, damn it has been sold to someone else.

Why would I use this instead of just getting https to my website?

How long has it been open?

They must of sold off so many short domains privately.

everything i tried is somehow already taken?

Are they going to provide SEO as well?