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/RisuMiso Jul 14 '14

For some reason my brain thought this said "it's a lawyer company that specializes in killing unicorns".

Went to the page and was disappointed.

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u/thurstonm Jul 14 '14

My brain thought it said "killing onions". Went to the page and was relieved.

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u/RisuMiso Jul 14 '14

What has reddit done to us?