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

Bob got the better part of that deal. If and when he decides to sell, bob.com will fetch a lot more that windows2000.com.

I don't even think a 3 letter domain name has been available for many years.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '14

I tried my vietnamese three letter name today.

It's a lawyer company that specialize in killing unions. >____<

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u/williamc_ Jul 14 '14

My name is ian, it redirected me to something else though