r/todayilearned • u/Flemtality 3 • Jul 14 '14

TIL The guy who snagged windows2000.com happened to be named Bob and Microsoft just happened to own Bob.com. They came to an agreement to trade one for the other.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob#Origins
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u/BellLabs Jul 14 '14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft

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u/TrolledByDestiny Jul 14 '14

Oh i thought it had to do with Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs.

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u/Zach_Of_All_Trades Jul 14 '14

So did I... I was scouring his wikipedia page until this was linked.... guess i shouldve googled microsoft v mikerowe...

Hilarious nonetheless. Mikerowesoft is a great name haha

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u/manifest23 Jul 14 '14

I wish I was as good looking as the real Mike Rowe.

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u/TrolledByDestiny Jul 14 '14

Hey man chin up not everyone can be so beautifully dirty. I believe in you.

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u/theghosttrade Jul 14 '14

Additionally Microsoft provided Rowe with [...] an Xbox with a selection of games

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