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Microsoft Buys MSN.RU
Microsoft Russia recently purchased the domain MSN.ru at an undisclosed price, but experts say it could have amounted to a million dollars. Microsoft confirmed the acquisition so if you visit MSN.ru now its homepage sports the ubiquitous Microsoft icons with Windows Live in the spotlight. Microsoft intends to boost its share in Russia and acquiring [...]
.ru Grows by 60.78% Despite Overcharging by Resellers
According to RU-Center, the largest domain name registrar of Russian domains, the number of second-level .ru domain names (www.name.ru) grew by 60.78% in 2006 compared with 2005. More than 718,236 .ru domains are now registered. "This impressive growth was due to vigorous development of the IT branch in Russia and, secondly, due to the .ru [...]