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RealNames Closing Shop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the huge-surprise dept.

The_THOMAS writes: "The company RealNames, which tried to make a buck off of the domain name gold rush by adding their own layer on top of the ICANN system, is going out of business (Full story here). To review, the RealNames system is a browser plugin which redirects a user who types 'cookies' in the IE address bar to Nabisco.com. The reason for the closure appears to be the decision by M$ to NOT renew their agreement with RealNames which expires in June."

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  1. Yup, they're fucked. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    In other news, no one gives a flying fuck about some stupid .not company. When did slashdot turn into Fucked Company?

  2. Random Acts of Kindness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    To whomever modded down the parent:

    Thanks for the censorship, pal.