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Since the owner of Nissan.com identifies himself as "Nissan Computer Corp." in his contact page, why not disambiguate his site with a more informative domain na

Since the owner of Nissan.com identifies himself as "Nissan Computer Corp." in his contact page, why not disambiguate his site with a more informative domain name? NissanComputer.com, NissanComputerCorp.com, and NissanComputerCorporation.com are all available. Having the anti-Nissan Motors banner on the home page seems somewhat petty and unprofessional. There must be thousands of people hitting his page every week, maybe clicking on the mail form and sending in questions about cars. Has he not offered to sell the domain for a million or two? That's what I'd do. Surely Nissan Motor Corp. has spent more on legal fees than that, and undoubtedly he's spent a pretty penny as well.

bdcravens 11y ago
It wasn't always that way. Over the years, the owner has been essentially bullied by Nissan Motors.
- blisterpeanuts 11y ago
  I understand, but why not just offer the domain for a million or two? Maybe it's an emotional thing, but again, I'd rather have the money myself. Or maybe the guy's independently wealthy?
  - Anechoic 11y ago
    I understand, but why not just offer the domain for a million or two? He did [0], Nissan Motors didn't want to pay. [0] http://nowiknow.com/why-you-cant-buy-a-car-on-nissan-com/ http://nowiknow.com/why-you-cant-buy-a-car-on-nissan-com/
gherkin0 11y ago
> Since the owner of Nissan.com identifies himself as "Nissan Computer Corp." in his contact page, why not disambiguate his site with a more informative domain name? NissanComputer.com, NissanComputerCorp.com, and NissanComputerCorporation.com are all available. It looks like the automaker Nissan (or more formally Nissan Motor Company and Nissan North America) already uses nissanusa.com (and they also have domains like nissanmotors.com). They could also go back to calling themselves Datsun. I see no good reason why Nissan Computer should have to compromise just so the bigcorp can get its way. http://whois.domaintools.com/nissanmotors.com http://whois.domaintools.com/nissanmotors.com http://whois.domaintools.com/datsun.com http://whois.domaintools.com/datsun.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun
RankingMember 11y ago
The whole crux of the matter is that having a simpler domain name tends to trump a longer, if more descriptive one. If that wasn't the case, this wouldn't be an issue at all and would instead simply register NissanMotorCorp.com.

bdcravens 11y ago

It wasn't always that way. Over the years, the owner has been essentially bullied by Nissan Motors.

blisterpeanuts 11y ago
I understand, but why not just offer the domain for a million or two? Maybe it's an emotional thing, but again, I'd rather have the money myself. Or maybe the guy's independently wealthy?
- Anechoic 11y ago
  I understand, but why not just offer the domain for a million or two? He did [0], Nissan Motors didn't want to pay. [0] http://nowiknow.com/why-you-cant-buy-a-car-on-nissan-com/ http://nowiknow.com/why-you-cant-buy-a-car-on-nissan-com/

gherkin0 11y ago

> Since the owner of Nissan.com identifies himself as "Nissan Computer Corp." in his contact page, why not disambiguate his site with a more informative domain name? NissanComputer.com, NissanComputerCorp.com, and NissanComputerCorporation.com are all available. It looks like the automaker Nissan (or more formally Nissan Motor Company and Nissan North America) already uses nissanusa.com (and they also have domains like nissanmotors.com). They could also go back to calling themselves Datsun. I see no good reason why Nissan Computer should have to compromise just so the bigcorp can get its way. http://whois.domaintools.com/nissanmotors.com http://whois.domaintools.com/nissanmotors.com http://whois.domaintools.com/datsun.com http://whois.domaintools.com/datsun.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun

RankingMember 11y ago

The whole crux of the matter is that having a simpler domain name tends to trump a longer, if more descriptive one. If that wasn't the case, this wouldn't be an issue at all and would instead simply register NissanMotorCorp.com.