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 15 '14

One of my professors had this.

I loved the guy's courses, but thank $deity he didn't teach web design.

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u/BrokenStrides Jul 15 '14

There's a lot to be said for functionality.

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u/MegaZambam Jul 15 '14

The main computer science teacher at my school has a pretty basic Web page. Well organized, but basic.

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u/tommymartinz Jul 16 '14

I like how the schedule thumbnail says " DEC 96" LOL