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Apple Purchased iSlate.com in 2007 [For the Tablet?]

Posted December 25, 2009 at 12:40am by iClarified · 8803 views
In 2007, Apple purchased iSlate.com leading to speculation that their rumored tablet might be of the same name.

MacRumors discovered that the domain was originally registered in October 2004 by Eurobox Ltd. In 2006 it changed hands to Data Docket, Inc. In 2007 it was transferred to registrar MarkMonitor.com, a site which handles registrations and trademark protections for Apple among other companies.

After further investigation of the domain name registrant history, it seems Apple's name was temporarily exposed as the actual owner of "iSlate.com" for several weeks in late 2007. It was changed back within a few weeks, but MacRumors has found the historic record proving Apple ownership of the iSlate.com domain

What do think? Is iSlate the name of Apple's Tablet? Is it a good name?

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