Off topic, but don't go too far overboard - after all, we are watching...heh.
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Don't make Bill Angry....

Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:47 am

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/index.html

Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:52 am

:rotflmao:

The funny thing is, the Microsoft company pre-dates this kid. If he's 17, he was born in 1986/1987, several years after the founding of Microsoft.

Still, I can't believe they offered him ten bucks. Too funny.

Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:54 am

Thats funny, but oh brother thats abit much.

Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:02 am

You would think Microsoft would have better things to do
than to sue people because of their legal name.
:beer:

Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:08 pm

Microsoft can't have a copyright on that name, it's just bullying. He just has to stand firm and say nothing.

Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:53 pm

Yet another attempt by various machinations for Bill Gates to take OVER THE WORLD!!

Soon we will not have neither names or social security numbers but our Microsoft code that allows us to function by MS's sufferance.

Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:58 pm

that's funny this is making the news, becuase another messageboard I post a lot at (rage3d.com/board) was where this kid posted when he first got the letter. he was asking people there what to do because he had no idea what course of action he was suppose to follow :lol:

Mon Jan 19, 2004 6:44 pm

I had always heard that buying and selling domain names was a hot business. 10 bucks is pretty insulting. I would have asked for a lot more than that for MY name. Except Smithsoft just doesn't have the same ring. hahahah.
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