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VeriSign Buys .tv

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the throat-singers-need-not-apply dept.

Mike Damm writes: "As everyone is so worried about Microsoft these days, another monopoly is slipping through the cracks. VeriSign has paid the country of Tuvalu $45 million in cash for The .TV Corporation, as stated by this press release. Same great service, different obscure TLD!"

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  1. Feynman wasn't here by isomeme · · Score: 5, Funny
    from the throat-singers-need-not-apply dept.
    Cute one, but just for the record, Tuvalu != Tuva.
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  2. Re:Microsoft buys .NET by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft has decided to follow VeriSign's lead and has bought it's own country.

    Microsoft is now proud to announce several sites in it's new domain:

    Fear.US
    Hate.US
    BugsR.US
    BuyFrom.US
    IncompatibleR.US
    Monopoly?Who.US?
    TheNetBelongsTo.US
    CantGetAwayFrom.US
    GiveYourMoneyTo.US
    and, the ever popular
    AllYourBaseAreBelongTo.US

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