Microsoft files complaint over XboxOne.com domain

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Microsoft may have unveiled their brand new Xbox One console but one thing it didn’t do is launch new domains for that trademarked name. Sure, users can always go to Xbox.com but about XboxOne.com? Or XboxOne.net? Well those don’t belong to Microsoft just yet, and the company is fighting to get them.

Curious folks have always paid attention to Microsoft-registered domains so buying up XboxOne.com for example, would have ousted the name of the new console. Because they had to wait, Microsoft is now hurrying to register all the relevant domains for its Xbox One brand.

And as such they have filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum over the domains XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net, both of which are currently owned by a UK resident.

Microsoft generally has a lot of success when it comes to these kinds of disputes so there’s very little chance of things not going the way they want them to.

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IIIIPosted:

BefOre they take ov er the domain I would first sell it for some money before they take it for free

JigeePosted:

People register these domains when bi consoles are released for two different reasons.

1. They plan on scamming people for special information straight after a reveal.

2. They plan on making MS pay them an exorbitant of money for the domain to get it back.

Don't complain about MS fighting to get these from the people.

ImGiraffePosted:

Why can't they just use Xbox.com/one

slapshot101Posted:

ExoticWolfs That is their own fault, they should of had those ready as the day of the reveal...

But that would have tipped people off to the reveal. That's why we had names like Xbox Infinity and Fusion because they bought those domains.

SynybunPosted:

Gossip Who cares just stay with Xbox.com


This is probably to prevent scams or something.

GossipPosted:

Who cares just stay with Xbox.com

ExoticWolfsPosted:

That is their own fault, they should of had those ready as the day of the reveal...

gtapro151Posted:

i hope they have to pay for them like anyone else would if they wanted somthing somone got to first...

VampiricPosted:

They'll get them, but it's completely unfair that they can just take them off a person because they decided to make a product with the same name as the persons site.

MatsyPosted:

Ofcourse they will get them, as it doesn't look like he's using them.