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Hi All,

As some of you may already know as of October last year MS released the Azure Cloud Computing Services. I just wondering if anyone could tell me roughly how much do you think azurecloud.com would be worth. I was the previous owner of azurecloud.com and sold it for a good price to a company called Ten Penny, they made me an offer and I ask for double that price and 2 weeks later they came back and offered me close to double the originally price. I sat on it for about 1 months, so I did did some research on Azure Cloud though Google and nothing really come up so I thought it must have been a new company who are wanting the name Azure Cloud.

This domain name was a sitting duck I had done nothing with it, it had no revenue or anything like that. So I do another search though Google about 2 weeks later on the 30th of October last year and wow Microsoft Azure Cloud is all over Google. I thought it may have just been a coincidence or just some small development company wanting to provide some support online though a forum about azure cloud computing. I was just finishing up my degree and had no job or car and I needed something to live off, so I sold the domain for $10,000 dollars to Ten Penny. I actually found it hard to sell, I didn't really want to sell it, but I needed money.

Now as of the 15th of Jan 2009 the domain AZURECLOUD.COM is now registered to Micro$oft Corp:eek:. Shit I should have kept it, but shit happens and it only cost me $10.

So if you guys have any ideas on how much you think it may be worth. Just a rough estimate for kicks lol:smilewinkgrin:.

Thanks

Joel.C
 

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Hi

As a rule, we prefer not to give appraisals for domains that you don't own, however since you "used" to own it and explained fully the circumstances....then I'd say it's worth no less than the $10K you sold it for.

Since Microsoft now owns it, it no longer has the same
value since they've probably put a TM on it.

The branding of the domain and the resulting sales/service thru the website will determine the value for Microsoft.

imo...

Great ROI on that name!

:)
 

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Most of the value in that name is from Microsoft's brand/trademark. And I would think it difficult to monetize or sell outside of their brand. I would say you did quite well; use the money wisely.

Cheers,
 
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