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While I appreciate his principles, it seems downright stupid to me to turn down, say, an offer of $15 million dollars for the domain. He seems so concerned abou

While I appreciate his principles, it seems downright stupid to me to turn down, say, an offer of $15 million dollars for the domain. He seems so concerned about his business but with $15 million in 1999 dollars he could have retired quite comfortably.

qilo 9y ago
He wasn't being offered 15 millions in 1999.
- pmarreck 9y ago
  He should have asked for that and then walked away from the table.
  - cpncrunch 9y ago
    It sounds like Nissan (cars) didn't want to pay that much, and neither party bothered negotiating.
  - deleted 9y ago
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  - zaphar 9y ago
    He did ask for that and they countered with a lawsuit the same day.
    - pmarreck 9y ago
      I thought he refused to part with it at any price?
ScottBurson 9y ago
That was his (off-the-cuff) asking price, not their offer. They should have countered at $10M, and then paid it -- they would have saved money in the end, and had the domain they wanted to boot. But no, they thought it was theirs by right, or something.