Windows Vista typo

gunpowda · 22-07-2005, 04:50 PM

Microsoft recently announced that the latest incarnation of Windows will be called Windows Vista.

They've registered most of the relevant domain names well in advance, predictably, and people have grabbed most of the remaining permutations, some of which are already on eBay!

I managed to get windows c ista . com - c for v is a very common typo. In time I believe this will be raking in the traffic.

Just wondering if people are interested (offers by pm), or if anyone has other acquisition stories to share.

Cheers!

/Edit: now on eBay.

rob · 22-07-2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gunpowda

or if anyone has other acquisition stories to share.

I had a nose around yesterday and most of what was free has been taken today.

They will probably end up doing the same as the registrants of leoblair.co.uk
londonblasts.co.uk 7july.co.uk etc. Currently I am 'up' about fifty quid in passing them over for registration more than can be said for the owners of those

Possibly the most amusing one was when the Hutton enquiry used the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk and then the Butler enquiry had yet to register the-butler-inquiry.org.uk ... that could have been fun

gunpowda · 23-07-2005, 04:58 PM

I think registering 7july is definitely beyond the limits of acceptable taste, and that's probably why it's lying untouched.

admin · 23-07-2005, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gunpowda

I think registering 7july is definitely beyond the limits of acceptable taste, and that's probably why it's lying untouched.

??

7july.co.uk has been registered (on the date of the bombings)
The owner has done it anonymously in effect

Godfrey · 23-07-2005, 07:54 PM

msoftvista.com & mswindows-vista.com are still availble if anyone is interested!

aquanuke · 23-07-2005, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by admin

??

7july.co.uk has been registered (on the date of the bombings)
The owner has done it anonymously in effect

That looks bad for 123-reg, someone might think 123 are trying to sell hosting of that domain.

gunpowda · 23-07-2005, 08:12 PM

Admin, sorry, should have made that clearer.

By untouched I just meant a parking page that's not doing anything - 'This domain name has been successfully registered'.

accelerator · 23-07-2005, 08:57 PM

If you register Windows Vista related domain names, won't you face legal action from Microsoft??

Cheers

accelerator

Godfrey · 23-07-2005, 09:34 PM

not unless you are an official Microsoft agent or legally selling microsoft products. Not sure about that one. Maybe I'm wrong and you are open to some kind of legal scutiny.

admin · 23-07-2005, 09:38 PM

Registering and attempting to sell any trade mark domain is a high risk strategy, particularly when it is a company like Microsoft with endless funds and an army of top lawyers.

Going to a DRS case would be peanuts to them and they may even take it further than that.

Blatant TM domains are best avoided IMO.

22-07-2005, 04:50 PM	#1
gunpowda Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Windows Vista typo Microsoft recently announced that the latest incarnation of Windows will be called Windows Vista. They've registered most of the relevant domain names well in advance, predictably, and people have grabbed most of the remaining permutations, some of which are already on eBay! I managed to get windows c ista . com - c for v is a very common typo. In time I believe this will be raking in the traffic. Just wondering if people are interested (offers by pm), or if anyone has other acquisition stories to share. Cheers! /Edit: now on eBay. Last edited by gunpowda; 23-07-2005 at 08:10 PM.

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23-07-2005, 04:58 PM	#3
gunpowda Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	I think registering 7july is definitely beyond the limits of acceptable taste, and that's probably why it's lying untouched.

23-07-2005, 08:12 PM	#7
gunpowda Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Admin, sorry, should have made that clearer. By untouched I just meant a parking page that's not doing anything - 'This domain name has been successfully registered'.

23-07-2005, 09:34 PM	#9
Godfrey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 442 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	not unless you are an official Microsoft agent or legally selling microsoft products. Not sure about that one. Maybe I'm wrong and you are open to some kind of legal scutiny.