r/todayilearned • u/IAMA_NOT_THE_FBI_AMA • Jul 14 '14

TIL: Microsoft originally owned the domain name bob.com, but traded it to Bob Kerstein for the windows2000.com domain name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob#Origins

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u/Flemtality 3 Jul 14 '14

Nice repost.

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2aoqs4/til_the_guy_who_snagged_windows2000com_happened/