Microsoft Domain Name Registration Blowout
There are four posts at Resource Shelf, chock full of domains registered by or transferred to Microsoft, that you might be interested in.
Post #1 contains such gems as Empowerforisvsenroll.com, extendersformediacenter.com (Microsoft just keeps buying Media Center Extender domains), healthvault-int.com (for the recently launched Health Vault), Directmusic.org, mom-live.com (because of Real Live Moms), secure-hotmail.com, windows-vista.net and windowsvista-forum.com.
The second post has so many domains, they’re on a seperate page. They include lots of “hyper-v”-related domains, whatever that is, including hyper-vclub, hyper-vdownload, hyper-vstore. I’m seeing a bunch of sites speculating as to what hyper-v is, and why Microsoft needed to buy up tens of domains containing the term. If you’ve got a clue, let me know. I’m anticipating Microsoft launching a new brand of some sort under the Hyper-V name.
The third post contains 3DMaptour.com (related to new Live Maps features), Cycle-on.org, Innovateonmobile.com (gotta compete with that iPhone), Antispymobile.com (could a mobile device antispyware tool be coming?) and Visualbasicsucks.com.
And, finally, the fourth post contains Findmediacenter.com, Federatedidentity.net, Journeyzune.org, Vboxlab.com and Msglobalexpo.com (Microsoft Expo? I’m in!).
hyper-v : HyperVisor in Windows Server 2008? (virtualization layer)
Comment by Henning | October 26, 2007
That hyper-v could be for their upcoming hypervisor….
Comment by Scout | October 26, 2007
Hi,
Are you sure they are registering them? They may be TM terms and they went after people they view as cybersqatters and they forced them to tern the domains over to them.
Comment by Dan | October 26, 2007
I doubt it. The domains seem to indicate something more excting than Hypervisor.
buyhyper-v.com
buymicrosofthyper-v.com
buywindowshyper-v.com
buywindowsserverhyper-v.com
downloadhyper-v.com
downloadmicrosofthyper-v.com
downloadwindowshyper-v.com
downloadwindowsserverhyper-v.com
hyper-vclub.com
hyper-vcom.com
hyper-vdownload.com
hyper-vlive.com
hyper-vonline.com
hyper-vs.com
hyper-vshop.com
hyper-vsoftware.com
hyper-vstore.com
hyper-vsucks.com
hyper-vsupport.com
hyper-vupdates.com
hyper-vusa.com
microsofthyper-vclub.com
microsofthyper-vcom.com
microsofthyper-vdownload.com
microsofthyper-vlive.com
microsofthyper-vonline.com
microsofthyper-vs.com
microsofthyper-vshop.com
microsofthyper-vsoftware.com
microsofthyper-vstore.com
microsofthyper-vsucks.com
microsofthyper-vsupport.com
microsofthyper-vupdates.com
microsofthyper-vusa.com
myhyper-v.com
mymicrosofthyper-v.com
mywindowshyper-v.com
mywindowsserverhyper-v.com
shophyper-v.com
shopmicrosofthyper-v.com
shopwindowshyper-v.com
shopwindowsserverhyper-v.com
windowshyper-vclub.com
windowshyper-vcom.com
windowshyper-vdownload.com
hyper-v.biz
hyper-v.info
hyper-v.us
microsofthyper-v.us
windowshyper-v.us
windowsserverhyper-v.us
hyper-v.us
microsofthyper-v.us
windowshyper-v.us
windowsserverhyper-v.us
Comment by Nathan Weinberg | October 26, 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=91e2e518-c62c-4ff2-8e50-3a37ea4100f5&DisplayLang=en
Although it wouldn’t be the first time I don’t think that MS will be pushing 2 (or more) hypervisors
Comment by kip | October 27, 2007
Fyi, most of these domains are most likely *not* Microsoft buying domains of their own initiative. I would guess most of the domains are transferred to Microsoft because Microsoft’s legal team (specifically trademark protection) demands the domains from opportunistic domainers, with the claim of trademark violation.
Comment by Adam Fairbanks | October 27, 2007
[...] you were reading here last month, you’d have noticed Microsoft registering tens of domains related to Hyper-V, advance notice that this announcement was [...]
Pingback by » Microsoft Announces Hyper-V Server Products » InsideMicrosoft-part of the Blog News Channel | November 15, 2007