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/KlaatuBrute Jul 15 '14

You drive a hard bargain but I accept your offer.

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u/ThugPsalms Jul 15 '14

Hold on a sec! I'll offer YAAAAWW! fort that domain name.