Microsoft buys Zunesleeves.com? Probably not.

by Conrad Quilty-Harper, posted Jul 2nd 2007 at 9:41AM

We're super super skeptical on this one, but according to ZuneScene, Microsoft recently bought the Zunesleeves.com domain, which currently features a Zune logo with a link to the official Zune site. Embedded in the site's html is the rather odd tag "i have zune sleeves", which suggests that -- if real -- it might be something more than just a Zune version of the iPod socks. Still, it's difficult to imagine Microsoft coming out with anything significant that has a sleeve association, and seeing as the site was registered by proxy at Dreamhost and is still set to the default name servers -- Zune.net was registered at Register.com, and has Microsoft name servers -- we're guessing that this site is the work of a sleeve-obsessed prankster.

[Via ZuneScene]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Tags: I have zune sleeves, IHaveZuneSleeves, Microsoft, Sleeves, Zune, Zunesleeves

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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kingofwale @ Jul 2nd 2007 9:56AM

well, you do need a sleeve (as oppose to a sock) for the Zune.

and Frankly, Microsoft just need to drop zune and never be associated with that name ever again. IPhone is going to sell more units in a week than Zune did in a year.

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Dinraj @ Jul 2nd 2007 10:51AM

Compare a music player to a phone. How Dumb!

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loci @ Jul 2nd 2007 10:08AM

i want steve jobs sleeves...
you know that half rolled up...casual but you mean business look.
trendy dad styli

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Charli @ Jul 2nd 2007 10:14AM

'Sleeves' of course also refers to arm tattoos...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/what-kind-of-man-gets-a-zune-tattoo/

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dcny @ Jul 2nd 2007 10:46AM

Microsoft already owns zunesleeve.com so why not buy zunesleeves.com

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Peter @ Jul 2nd 2007 10:52AM

Because some random person could buy the domain name, and should a customer who wishes to go to "zunesleeve" add an S by accident, they could find themselves on a website with tons of spyware ready to install itself.

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Brandon Bohlen @ Jul 2nd 2007 10:59AM

also:

Zune logo alt text: "Zune sleeves: change the way you listen"

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Charlie @ Jul 2nd 2007 11:10AM

I dont mean to be a geek or anything - but if you look at the image properties of the logo - you'll see it was created using Adobe Photoshop on a Mac ! So i doubt microsoft are using that site.

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Dinraj @ Jul 2nd 2007 11:26AM

Domain Name: ZUNESLEEVES.COM
Registrar: NEW DREAM NETWORK, LLC
Whois Server: whois.dreamhost.com
Referral URL: http://www.dreamhost.com
Name Server: NS1.DREAMHOST.COM

Domain Name: ZUNESLEEVE.COM
Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS2.MSFT.NET

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Gnu @ Jul 2nd 2007 2:42PM

Right ... because Microsoft totally doesn't develop for OS X, and doesn't probably have more Macs on site in Redmond than the entire rest of Washington. I don't think they're gonna bat an eyelash when their graphic designers use Macs like the rest of the illustrators in the free world. MS is nothing if not pragmatic.

I'm not sure if I could say the same for Apple, even though they've been a major Windows developer for years. Not to mention the fact that MS's apps on OS X often surpass their Windows counterparts, while Apple's Windows apps tend to be a bit on the unnecessarily clunky side.

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