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This is from the year 2015, when a Tiki Sanmay Ved of India searched Google.com on Google Domain Interface and was surprised to see that was available to buy the domain. Then what happened …
Sunay Veda bought Google’s domain for a few rupees
Highlights
- Sanmay Veda bought Google Domain for Rs 804.
- Google corrected the mistake and canceled the transaction of Vedas.
- Google gave Vedas for $ 12,000 charity.
How SANMAY VED ‘Bought’ Google: Just think that someone can buy a company like Google for Rs 804 only? Yes, this is true. An Indian youth has done this. This case is of year 15. Google or its holding company, Alphabet Inc., is one of the most valuable companies in the world and the third largest tech firm after Amazon and Apple in terms of revenue, with a market cap of $ 1.92 trillion. But do you know that Google was once sold only only for $ 12 (about Rs 1,032)?
This is a very strange incident. Mandvi of Gujarat, who was a former Google employee of Mandvi of Gujarat, became the owner of “Google.com” domain for a short time. He bought it from Google Domains in just $ 12. The incident occurred when he was exploring this platform on 29 September 2015 at 1:20 pm. Vedas were very surprised when they came to know that the domain was available. He put it in his cart, completed the transaction and also received confirmation email of ownership. His Google Search Console was also updated with a webmaster message, which confirmed the shopping.
Own for a short time
The ownership of the Vedas was for a very short time because within a minute Google realized the mistake and canceled the transaction and returned the money of the Vedas. As Google manages its own domain series himself, he quickly corrected the mistake. Recalling the incident, Ved said that I hoped that at some point I would get the error that the transaction was not completed, but I could complete the shopping and my credit card was really charged!
Reward for informing Google about mistake
Accepting this security lapse, Google proposed a reward of $ 6,006.13 to the Vedas, numerically similar to the word Google. When Google came to know that Vedas were about to donate this amount to charity, Google doubled the amount, which gave a donation of $ 12,000 to the Art of Living India Foundation. Veda said that I do not care about money. It was never for money.
