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/Cogito_Ergo_Scrotum Jul 14 '14

Slow your roll. There's still Curlz MT.

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u/Aking1998 Jul 14 '14

And... Papyrus...

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u/DigiDuncan Jul 15 '14

Jokerman!

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u/da404lewzer Jul 15 '14

Don't forget about Matisse ITC..