GigaOm is reporting that Sweden-based cloud storage company Xcerion has just sold its iCloud.com domain name for US$4.5 million and that the likely buyer is none other than Apple. Xcerion had previously sold a cloud-based storage services called iCloud, but they have just rebranded it CloudMe after the sale of the iCloud.com domain.
While GigaOm doesn't get into specifics, the site says their source is familiar with the company and that the buyer of the domain name is Apple. Currently the WhoIs information still lists Xcerion as the owner of iCloud.com, but that could be a purposeful move until Apple reveals its new cloud-based services.
Even though GigaOm doesn't name its source, it does fit in with other reports that Apple is gearing up to launch a
