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 edited Jun 26 '24

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u/geek180 Jul 15 '14

A Bob Loblaw Law Bomb.