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Microsoft Registers ‘Microsoft-Sony.com’ and ‘Sony-Microsoft.com’
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Published: 10:04, 15/07/2011 by Dan Lee.
17Superannuation has discovered a couple of interesting links on the ’whois’ website. It appears that Microsoft has registered ‘Microsoft-Sony.com’ and ‘Sony-Microsoft.com’.
A new, cheeky marketing campaign? The other options are unthinkable…
Source: Superannuation
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15/07/2011 at 10:11
Member since: May 2010
Mind blown.
15/07/2011 at 10:12
Member since: Sep 2009
This has a Mac vs PC ad campaign feel to it. Don’t you think?
15/07/2011 at 13:34
Member since: Aug 2010
Agreed. Maybe they just want to deny their use as sites by others to stop comparison?…
15/07/2011 at 10:13
Member since: Oct 2009
Windows Walkman.
15/07/2011 at 10:14
Member since: Nov 2009
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.
Sorry, but my initial thoughts.
15/07/2011 at 10:16
Member since: Jul 2009
The day Sony hooks up with M$ is the day I abandon the PS3 and start playing games via Steam on my Mac.
15/07/2011 at 10:30
Member since: Nov 2009
Obvious fanboy is obvious.
15/07/2011 at 15:42
Member since: Mar 2010
obvious person with bland smart remark is obvious
16/07/2011 at 11:13
Member since: Nov 2009
I think we’re sitting in the same boat. U mad, bro? :P
15/07/2011 at 10:57
Member since: Forever
I like the way you carefully weighed the benefits and disadvantages in a well set out argument, before coming to a final, informed decision.
Jeez.
15/07/2011 at 11:20
Member since: Jul 2009
Hahah, sorry for speaking my mind, then :D
15/07/2011 at 13:57
Member since: Jul 2009
Drop the dollar sign. They’re both in it for the money. ;)
16/07/2011 at 14:17
Member since: Dec 2008
$ONY and M$, then.
15/07/2011 at 12:42
Member since: Aug 2008
The thing is the PlayStation brand is competing with XBOX brand. Sony is not competing with Micrsoft.
15/07/2011 at 10:17
Member since: Oct 2010
That IS a bit weird. Surely not real.
15/07/2011 at 10:19
Member since: Nov 2010
what the hell is happening?
15/07/2011 at 10:20
Member since: Oct 2008
I’m sure “Sony” is a registered trademark, can anybody just use it for a web-domain?
15/07/2011 at 10:25
Member since: Nov 2009
Which implies some sort of deals.
15/07/2011 at 10:31
Member since: Oct 2008
Or an upcoming lawsuit ;) But I honestly have no idea how the registration of websites works or how it’s regulated.
15/07/2011 at 11:07
Member since: May 2009
Back in the day of the great domain gold rush of ’94 anybody could register any name as long as you payed the fees, alot of money was made. seriously you could register BMW.com and then try to sell it to BMW, but they didn’t have to buy it. Nowadays I’d assume one corporation using a direct competitors name would surely be grounds for an injunction.
15/07/2011 at 17:35
Member since: Nov 2009
You can register anything as a domain. But if it’s considered to infringe on someone elses product, brand, etc then the ownership of that domain can be taken away from you and transfered to the company that owns it.
iCloud.com, I think, was one that Apple tried to get passed onto them. But as it was registered well before Apple came up with the iCloud moniker for their cloud offering there’s nothing they can do but try to buy it up off the owner.
15/07/2011 at 10:25
Member since: Forever
PS4 and XBOX 720 to offer cross console online play? You heard it here first.
15/07/2011 at 10:57
Member since: Jun 2009
that, would be amazing. But I doubt it
15/07/2011 at 18:30
Member since: Feb 2009
yeah, ms don’t seem keen on that possibility.
15/07/2011 at 19:22
Member since: Nov 2009
Microsoft didn’t seem keen on FFXIV cross compatability with PC and PS3.. :(
16/07/2011 at 14:20
Member since: Dec 2008
Doesn’t Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 already do that (PS3 and X360, I mean, not PS4 and X720)?
Sure, it’s just one game, but it means that it’s possible.
21/07/2011 at 12:15
Member since: Jan 1970
Be nice if that did happen but MS have a locked of system which means unless they change the policy I doubt it will happen.
Just look at Portal 2, PS3 can play with PC players.
Or hypothetically it could be something along the lines of a cloud for letting media get played across both consoles?
15/07/2011 at 10:28
Member since: Aug 2008
Desperate measures