Mystery: Argentinaer buys Google's name in his country for 2 and a half euros

Nicolas Kurona, 30, said she has managed to buy the site Google.com.ar through a normal and legal process.

I've never believed I'd be allowed to buy it,” he told the BBC, sent Periscopi.

Google Ergentina told the BBC: “For a short time, the domain was requested by someone else.” It added that he had taken control of the domain very quickly.

The confession began when Nicolas was at his table in an office on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening, designing a website for a customer.

He was starting to receive messages on WhatsApp that Google was down.

“Login on www.google.com.ar in my search and didn't work, he said. I thought something unusual was happening. ”

He then decided to enter the Argentina Information Center Network and found that the domain was free to buy.

Despite thinking it would not work, he “followed steps and then received an e-mail that he had bought the site”, he added.

Nicolas had bought the site for approximately 2 euros and a half euros.

I froze when I saw the monitor. I couldn't believe what had happened. ”

I want to make it clear that I had no wrong motives. I just tried to buy the domain, and this allowed me to,” that goes on to confession.

But what happened?

One theory is that Google has forgotten to renew its domain name. Google says its domain license has not expired and will not expire until July 2021.

But this theory has been rejected.

Even Nicolas has no idea what happened. He is considered a hero in some parts of Twitter. /Periscope