It was an unfriendly conversation. Microsoft was willing to hand over No-IP’s domains, but only if the company met certain terms. Microsoft’s specific demands a

It was an unfriendly conversation. Microsoft was willing to hand over No-IP’s domains, but only if the company met certain terms. Microsoft’s specific demands are protected by a confidentiality agreement, so we can’t say exactly what they were, but Durrer says that, if he had complied, they would have put No-IP out of business. This should make anyone scared to death. The fact a company with little or no oversight can simply lock down a companies servers and then hold them for ransom is quite freighting. Add in the fact No-IP had no say in the issue and this was all done in secret is rather unnerving.