Apple.com Experation Date?
I decided to take a look at 10 big companies around the word and checked when they initially bought their domains (and when they should expire, not that I would count on your chances of grabbing one… well maybe in the case of GM). All the data was collected using domaintools WHOIS.
Microsoft.com
Created: 1991-05-02
Expires: 2014-05-03
IBM.com
Created: 1986-03-19
Expires: 2018-03-20
GM.com
Created: 1992-01-16
Expires: 2011-01-17 (if they are lucky)
Apple.com
Created: 1987-02-19
Expires: 2011-02-20
CNN.com
Created: 1993-09-22
Expires: 2018-09-21
Google.com
Created: 1997-09-15
Expires: 2011-09-14
Nike.com
Created: 1995-03-04
Expires: 2011-03-05
Coca-Cola.com
Created: 1994-10-14
Expires: 2013-10-13
Mercedes.com
Created: 1995-03-04
Expires: 2010-03-05
Pioneerelectronics.com
Created: 1996-08-09
Expires: 2012-08-08