As of this post, there were around 120 three-letter .mobis still available. I just couldn't bring myself to register any because .mobi reminds me too much of .name. Any good 3 letter .name sales out there? Is anybody really using the .name?
Unless .mobis are absolutely necessary for web access via ipods, PDAs and such, I just don't see them catching on. I can still remember how the registrars promoted .biz for business, .pro for professionals, and .name for email. Oh they sounded good at the time, but to me now, the .mobi is more of the same. It is just another way for the registrars to make windfall profits from a new TLD.
One more thing:
The .mobi seems like a real pain. Below excerpt copied from
http://pc.mtld.mobi/documents/dotmobi_Switch_On_Web_Developer_Guide3.html)
2.2 Mandatory Rules Audit, Notification & Enforcement Process
DotMobi domain name registrants agree to implement the mandatory registrant rules listed in this document whenever they publish a web site linked to a dotMobi name on the internet. It is strongly recommended that registrants also ensure that their applications also comply with Best Practices to improve the end-user experience.
mTLD will audit all dotMobi domains for compliance to the mandatory rules. mTLD will audit these domains in whatever way or frequency decided by mTLD to be practical and reasonable. When a web site using a dotMobi name is not compliant with the mandatory rules, an exception report for the dotMobi name will be created by mTLD.
DotMobi names not in compliance with mandatory rules will have 60 days to become compliant. mTLD shall send two notices to the registrant's registrar asking the registrar to contact the offending registrant with the exception report. The registrar will be required to provide a 60 day and then a 45 day notice of this non-compliance. If a name is not in compliance with 30 days left to go, then mTLD may chose to contact the registrant directly after making best efforts to make contact through their registrar. A formal statement of this policy is available on the mTLD web site.
DotMobi names that are not brought back into compliance shall be place into a hold status which will prevent their resolution on the internet. The dotMobi names shall not be deleted from the registration system, but their name will be placed on hold until they are in compliance with the mandatory rules.
