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Microsoft Not in Possession of Key Zune Domains

Via Red Herring.

Microsoft’s ambitious multimillion-dollar Zune digital music recipe oddly lacks a key online marketing ingredient: dot-com domains.

The Redmond-based software behemoth last week announced a $249.99 price tag and November 14 as the date the device and its accompanying Zune Marketplace online music site will become available.

Zunemarketplace.com or maybe even Zune.com would seem to be a logical online home for Microsoft’s upcoming music site, which, in turn, would direct users to download desktop software or to a store where they could buy the music player. For instance, Apple Computer has iTunes.com, which directs to the computer maker’s site.

Yet Zunemarketplace.com is currently listed for sale on domain broker Sedo.com. Representatives from Sedo.com confirmed that Zunemarketplace.com was in fact listed by a seller. Price: $1,499.

posted by Fergie @ 10/03/2006 06:54:00 PM