The Apprentice

stender · May 24, 2006

Don't know if anyones mentioned this already.

Apparently the girl who won the apprentice was tasked by Alan Sugar as setting up and running a company to recycle pc's. This was all announced in the press along with the name of the compnay. some guy couldn't believe
his luck when doing an whois and finding that unfortunately Alan had not registered the .co.uk or .com!!!!! Doh!:-D

El Dude · May 24, 2006

lol, great stuff! Any more info on this? Has the guy sold the domains or has he been contacted about then?

Paullas · May 24, 2006

well he can have recycle.co.uk

if he wants it

Paullas · May 24, 2006

http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39158834,00.htm

nickbweb · May 24, 2006

so what was the name of the company? didnt seem to be in that artice

Paullas · May 24, 2006

im assuming it is

Michelle Dewberry, the 26-year-old telecoms consultant from Hull, will head up Sugar's Xenon Green company

Whois-Search · May 25, 2006

I'd give Michelle a job any day ..........

charlie · May 25, 2006

get your own:
http://www.theapprenticeuk.com/application/application.php

stender · May 25, 2006

Whois-Search said:
I'd give Michelle a job any day ..........

I'd give her one too!

stender · May 25, 2006

charlie said:
get your own:
http://www.theapprenticeuk.com/application/application.php

Why would you want to give up domaining for a 6 figure salary with amstrad?

Beasty · May 25, 2006

Back to the domains - Amstrad got the .net I think.

I worked with someone who (years before) had sold a business to Sir Alan - said he made an offer on the phone that was accepted - and was then straight down the line, stuck to the offer and did not engage in any of the usual attempts to backslide and renegotiate when things got down to the nitty gritty. What you see is what you get apparently.

Basically he said if you deal straight with him, he does the same.

But if you cross him....ask Terry Venables! :twisted: