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Posted on 7:49 am by Team Zune Luv
Looking for Zune.com? Maybe information about the Zune platform? This is an article about the actual ownership of the Zune.com domain name. It's a fascinating little story, the story of Zune.com. We even suggest a few things you might learn from it.

Currently, if you visit http://zune.com, you get a "Server Not Found" error. Why would the trademark for Microsoft's most famous media player result in an error like this? Don't worry, the same issue is true of http://www.zune.com.

For product specific information, please visit the following searches: Buy Zune, Inexpensive Zune, and Zune.

Zunescene.com reports something very interesting …

"Zunescene investigative reporters Rex and Frita have been able to verify that the domain zune.com is indeed owned by MS and will be the service for downloading music and for social networking."

This would make sense, if it were true. Of course, who knows what is true about Zune these days ;-)

I looked up the Whois records for Zune.com. It's a British marketing firm. "Holding company?" you might ask - Zune.org (and .net - those were the only 2 others I checked) is registered by Microsoft. Oh yeah, they've owned it since 1998. Microsoft didn't even know what an MP3 was in 98.

Microsoft has a bad history on the domain names of their marks. Check out Word.com, FrontPage.com or even BillGates.com for a view of their domain successes. It isn't that hard to think that the fame fate fell on Zune.com.

If Zune will be the store, they're gonna have to own the domain name, and if someone else owns it, and it looks like they do, they're gonna makes themselves a pretty penny.

BTW, protect yourself from your own "Zune.com." Register your own domain names today. They're silly cheap in cost and with sites like 1PlaceForEverything.com, the process is surprisingly simple as well.

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[…] Forget Marketshare, Microsoft Don't Even Own Zune.com (Or ZuneMarketplace.com).Posted on 7:35 am by Paul Colligan Back in August I predicted that some timing mistakes at Microsoft was going to result in them paying a good chunk of change to the owner of the Zune.com domain name.  I mean, they wouldn't launch Zune without Zune.com would they? […]

October 17, 2006

James said:

how much will the zune cost!!

October 17, 2006

preyian not james said:

how much will the zune cost and when will it be out

October 20, 2006

Rakeson said:

I think they can take zune.com off the owner for cyber squatting however the owner of ZuneMarketplace.com is sitting on a goldmine. Although I can't see MicroSoft buying this and am convinced that it will be sold for a very high price once Zune is established. I have seen zunexbox360.com on afternic.com, this is just another example of a good url. Consequently, ZuneMarketplace.com was on sedo.com until monday selling at $1,499 it was then taken off????
Very stange.

October 23, 2006

Ron Tiger said:

Microsoft DOES own zune.com.

They used this domain name for iis back in Feb 2001. Thanks to http://www.archive.org/ anyone can see this.

Ron Tiger
The Tiger bites back

November 3, 2006

nblsavage said:

Ron, that was just the default page for an IIS install.

[…] Finally, what the hell is up with Zune.com? The official Zune site is Zune.net, with Zune.com being owned by "Gate Market Research". For some reason, Zune.com contains an obviously "Zune-style" animation. I'd suspect that if you owned Zune.com, you'd try to make money off of it, too, and that seems to be what these guys are doing. If they were smart, they'd just make a few million selling it to Microsoft. […]

November 6, 2006

shiwa said:

LOL, I´m writting from madrid, spain, where

Microsoft DOES NOT OWN zune.com, and it will take a while to get it.

Microsoft offered 3.000€ to the actual owner that did not accept.

Now, they are negotiating. they will sell but much more expensive.

November 15, 2006

Rita said:

Can Zune record radio program?

November 15, 2006

colligan said:

Rita, … no.

Paul

November 23, 2006

moises said:

everyone the zune in p.r. cost 269.00 dollars and yes have radio service and yes zune is a microsoft page
i have one and i think that is the best mp3 player one the market right now

December 28, 2006

Pat said:

Microsoft knew what MP3s were back in '98. I remember playing them on Media Player in 1997.

January 4, 2007

Mike said:

Just got a Zune last month, and have to say I love it.
lots of friends have the ipod, and want a zune now instead.

[…] For some reason, I get 10 to 1 comments on this page over at Zune Luv. […]

January 29, 2007

Logan Connell said:

I love my zune. but for some reason the zune library on my laptop wont open or work at all? i dont know what to do. help

February 1, 2007

liv said:

Help! i love the zune but i dont know how to use it. it didnt come with too many directions. Can any one help me.

February 4, 2007

frkn said:

why cant i get muvees in the zune,

February 6, 2007

melissa said:

it cost 259

February 10, 2007

Orozco said:

Why does Zune SlowDown When it Has Alot Of Music???????

March 1, 2007

Stephanie said:

I bought a zune and can't get any songs to come up on marketplace. A box comes up and says not connected to internet, but I am online, I can get everything else online. HELP ME PLEASE

March 7, 2007

evie said:

just restart your zune . sign in again… that has happened to me before.

March 29, 2007

kelvin said:

I cant charge my zune with me computer its not finding it……….. Where can i get instructions on how to answer my questions. I should not have to go thur all this trouble on a $200 dollar machine where tech. support cant even help.

March 29, 2007

Dennis Uram said:

I would like to buy a Zune Player I would like to know when the next generation of Zune's will be coming out. I retire in Sept. and would like to get one by then but, I also would like to know when the new model will be on the Market. A family member purchased one and said that they are having some problems and they also think the new model would have the problems worked out.

March 31, 2007

Kristen said:

Shoot. This sucks. i left my zune on the back of my moms car. My mom drove off and now we can't find it. Uh Oh

April 7, 2007

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April 20, 2007

megs said:

can you costomize them ,i mean can you get the company to print your name or a friends name one it?

May 7, 2007

Cole Ferrer said:

I can't say that the zune is better quite yet because i am having a major issue that no one knows how to fix around me. i was looking through itunes for videos and all of a sudden, zune said it needed to turn off and i said ok. I was questioned but i looked at it afterward and nothing appeared. i still have the file where everythng on the device got everything on but when i load the program but nothing will laod onto it, I've tried to rip CD's back into the it but nothing. If someon knows how to fix this problem, please e-mail me at

Dskater606@aol.com

or through,…

myspace.com/lightinsidedarkness

May 20, 2007

Chris said:

Almost 90% of this article is false……. Zune.com is owned by some guy in Spain, the page you see on archive.org is the default page for an IIS installation, and you saying that Microsoft doesn't know what an MP3 is? MP3 files weren't made 2 years ago, they have been around for a while….you guys need to do your reasearch a little bit more :/

May 20, 2007

Chris said:

More about MP3 files, they have been around since 1991….

DO YOUR RESEARCH, you guys should just delete this article…

May 25, 2007

ashley said:

i love my zune…it is some much better than my old ipod…but i cant get any movies on mine..how do i get it to work

plz help

September 7, 2007

felton said:

Do you have anything new from zune that is coming out for the holidays if so I would like to order it .
Thank You.

October 8, 2007

dustin said:

i love my zune but i don't know how to delete songs if you no please send the answer

November 13, 2007

doris barrett said:

please ask your vendors to explain the warranty on the zune music video player english hdw in detail. bought my granddaughter one , 90 days ago, thinking all the time , since i was told that when i bought it, that i had a year's warranty at the store. now since it has been damaged do i find out that the warranty at the store is only for 30 days. i didn't buy the manufacture's warranty, since i thought i had a years' warranty at the store.
so, now i don't know when she will get another one. something so expensive should have a warranty for a year when they purchase it, then after that buy another warranty, if they want it. this grandmother is very upset about this.

November 20, 2007

Karisa said:

I picked out a zune for christmas and it will be my only gift this year and i really hope its not a big piece of crap like yall are sayin it is!

November 23, 2007

nailah said:

i bought mine today for 100 dollars,BRAND NEW.

December 26, 2007

darlene said:

How can I download from Window XP.

January 4, 2008

Lacwnt said:

I think the zune is the best type of music (and much other stuff!) player! It holds alot more songs and is a nifty little thing. You'll enjoy this product!!!!!

March 7, 2008

Miranda said:

how do you upload videos?please help

March 8, 2008

bob said:

i can not load from a cd to my zune direct. do i have to download to my computer first? this only started when i upgraded after not using my zune for almost a year.

March 8, 2008

TINA said:

I PURCASE A ZUNE FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR X-MAS AND WAS VERY UNHAPPY EVERY OTHER WEB SITES WILL LET U DOWNLOAD MUSIC FOR FREE WHEN U BUY THEIR PRODUCT I WILL BE RETURNING MINES

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