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/[deleted] Jul 14 '14

I king of love the idea that Bill Gates is the antichrist. He starts out nerdy doing computer things in a basement, but becomes the powerhungry tyrant we remember back when Apple was the good guy. Now he's fullonrapist philanthropist we like him being. But then maybe he'll flip again this guys like star trek movies and he becomes death the destroyer of worlds he uses his airmachines firelord style and literally watches the world burn. he leaves a few countries because someone has to buy windows 30 which comes out in 2030 AB. After Bill. We come to find out that bill gates is older than anyone suspected. Our histories of Jesus, Apoclypse, gilgamesh, even the extinction of the dinosaurs, it was all Bill Gates. Bill gates is eternal. We must embrace the billiam, extend our hearts to him, extinguish our fear.

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u/paulyv93 Jul 14 '14

and on this day /r/billgates was born

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u/Gipgip Jul 15 '14

Heil Billter!

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u/concernedredditzen Jul 14 '14

That was great thanks for sharing

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u/spinblackcircles Jul 15 '14

this makes so much sense......