Microsoft enters domain name registration game
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft can now register top-level Internet domains.
Last week, the company was added to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers list of accredited domain name registrars, according to domain name service provider Dot and Co. This means that Microsoft can now add new top-level domains to the databases used by computers on the Internet.
Microsoft was not immediately able to comment for this story, but the move is probably related to its Office Live product, which is expected to emerge from its beta testing period on Nov. 15, according to Rich Miller, an analyst with Internet research firm Netcraft Ltd.