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He owned x.com before he went to PayPal (they acquired his company which was called: x.com). When ousted, the domain continued to be owned by PayPal until later

He owned x.com before he went to PayPal (they acquired his company which was called: x.com). When ousted, the domain continued to be owned by PayPal until later they ended up selling it and eventually he bought it back.

Domenic_S 3y ago
Correct! I had an @x.com email address when I worked at PayPal a long time ago.
- dboreham 3y ago
  Fun fact: I worked with one of the people who owned x.com prior to Elon (and sold it to him, reputedly for more $$ than he wanted to pay).