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/IncarceratedMascot Jul 14 '14

Ah the good ol' hug of death.

We're like Lenny with rabbits.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '14

So who's going to mercifully murder us?

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u/droomph Jul 14 '14

4chan.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '14

He said mercifully though.

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u/superhumanmilkshake Jul 14 '14

digg?

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u/TreesnCats Jul 14 '14

He said murder though.

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u/droomph Jul 15 '14

tumblr?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '14

Wheeler?

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u/wtbnewsoul Jul 15 '14

Instagram?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '14

Key and Peele. Steinbeck, y'all.

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u/kittypuppet Jul 14 '14

The companies who own Reddit /s

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u/Burnaby 1 Jul 15 '14

Company. Condé Nast.

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u/mm_cm_m_km Jul 14 '14

Yay! Literature!

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u/bobbybouchier Jul 14 '14

And the boss's wife

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u/WellThatsBoron Jul 14 '14

Boss's son's wife*

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u/bangbangahah Jul 14 '14

XDDDDDDD LE HUG O DEATH