@rlamacraft No one can make a website with the address grannysmith.swiley.net. Why? Because that's how namespaces work.
@swiley By that logic, we should hand .net over to Microsoft.
@Parienve Why? That's not related.
Anyone can apply for gtlds: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/global-support/faqs/faqs-en
@swiley
Sorry, I more meant that defending Apple's monopoly on .apple even when the use doesn't infringe on their trademark would be akin to letting Microsoft have .net, since they have a trademark on .NET