Re: Other casual people
Had GMail created different domains at national level
IIRC in the UK, they started off with addresses @googlemail.com, because of another company already owning the 'gmail' trademark.
Eventually I assume they threw enough money at the trademark holder that they sold up to Google, and everyone went back to their @gmail.com addresses.
(Reminds me of Sony finding out that my boss had trademarked 'PSP' in the UK)