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Did everyone forget about the Mike Rowe Soft ordeal? 17 year old Mike Rowe started his own web company and named it MikeRoweSoft.com (on purpose, he knew he was
by pests 3y ago
Did everyone forget about the Mike Rowe Soft ordeal? 17 year old Mike Rowe started his own web company and named it MikeRoweSoft.com (on purpose, he knew he was making a pun.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft
- throwaway447 3y agoFor a teen it shows some balls. But he basically would have would have gotten trouble in most jurisdictions with this name. You could not run an auction site as ibay.com But you could still use the string in another context. e.g. eBayern (Bayern=Bavaria)
- expertentipp 3y ago> Microsoft declined the offer and sent a cease and desist letter spanning 25 pages This sentence alone increases my adrenaline level. The brainless arrogance of a pack of overpaid lawyers.