Supreme Cmdr Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 LMAO!!! No, seriously, MS execs have lost it. [ 01-19-2004, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: Jaguar ]
Bandus Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 I saw this earlier. I thought it was hysterically funny and I only hope that this kid isn't just creating this as an elaborate hoax. If he is NOT, then I say he should stay with it till the end, maybe he'll get lucky and show Microsoft what's up...
Guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 That is hilarious, and so Typical of Microsoft. They are the big boys on the block and if you get in their way, then you are going to get beat up. I live not less then 50 miles from their main campuses in Redmond, and the stories that are told of Bill Gates and some of his microsoft execs would curl your hair. People on Mercer Island, where Bill Gate has his estate are having absolute connition fits because he is buying all the houses around him, Mercer Island is of course angry because of the money lost from lack of residents in some of them, and the neighbors are pissed because they claim that he is destroying the neighborhood, when in fact, they just want in on the action and are pissed that Bill hasn't offered to buy them out. LOL
Kalshion Posted January 20, 2004 Report Posted January 20, 2004 Just by reading it.. its the kids fault to begin with NEVER mess with lawyers if they offer you something and you denie then up what they offered you another ammount then the lawyers have snagged ya. That being said, this kid will have to sell his domain and I certainly hope he does, anyone stupid enough to fall into that trap doens't deserve a domain name
Wolferz Posted January 20, 2004 Report Posted January 20, 2004 That is a prime example of the elitist attitude of big business. I would have responded with something lewd and crude, but no counter offer. The kid is not infringing on anyone's copyright with that domain name.Period! Stand your ground Mikie. /me chuckles while finishing construction of yet another pipe bomb.
Charles Lindsey Posted January 20, 2004 Report Posted January 20, 2004 Can a 17 year old Canadian even legally enter into a contract? This works both ways. Technically Microsoft could not have entered into a contract with a 17 year old. Technically the 17 year old shouldn't have been able to "contract" (buy/register) a domain name.
Guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Posted January 21, 2004 Well, lookey here, the plot thickens!! LOL From here quote: Microsoft: We took MikeRoweSoft too seriously By Munir Kotadia ZDNet (UK) January 20, 2004, 9:30 AM PT Microsoft says it may have been overaggressive in threatening Web entrepreneur Mike Rowe over the name of his Web site, Mikerowesoft.com. Rowe, a 17-year-old student from Vancouver, British Columbia, registered Mikerowesoft.com to front his part-time Web site design business in August 2003. Three months later, he received an e-mail from Microsoft's lawyers, asking him to transfer the domain name to Microsoft. They offered to pay him a "settlement" of $10, which is the cost of his original registration fee. However, after the case received widespread coverage on the Internet, Microsoft acknowledged that it may have taken things too far and promised to treat Rowe fairly. A representative of the software company told ZDNet UK: "We appreciate that Mike Rowe is a young entrepreneur who came up with a creative domain name. We take our trademark seriously, but maybe a little too seriously in this case." Under the law, Microsoft is required to take action to protect its trademark against widespread infringement. Struan Robertson, editor of Out-Law.com, a Web site that covers legal issues affecting information technology, explained that if a holder does not take action to protect its trademark whenever it is aware of a potential infringement, it risks losing that protection. Robertson gives Hoover as an example of a trademark that has become a generic word for vacuum cleaning: "If you or I talk about hoovering our house, that is not an issue, but if Electrolux talks about hoovering, that is an issue," he said. According to Robertson, Rowe may have a good argument for keeping the domain name, because it is his real name, and he isn't pretending to be affiliated with Microsoft. But he said Microsoft probably regrets getting involved with the case because of all the bad publicity it has generated. "It is probably a very trivial issue for Microsoft, and I wouldn't be surprised if they regret getting involved with it. Microsoft may be prepared to pay him some money to make this go away, because this is not the kind of publicity that Microsoft wants to attract," added Robertson. Microsoft hopes to resolve the problem in a way that is agreeable to both parties: "We are currently in the process of resolving this matter in a way that will be fair to him and satisfy our obligations under trademark law," the representative said. Gotta love it, we might taken this too seriously...... YA THINK??!!!
Epsilon 5 Posted January 21, 2004 Report Posted January 21, 2004 Don't miss next week's challenge, kleenex vs. k-nex!
Charles Lindsey Posted January 26, 2004 Report Posted January 26, 2004 From Jaguar's quoted article quote:Microsoft hopes to resolve the problem in a way that is agreeable to both parties: "We are currently in the process of resolving this matter in a way that will be fair to him and satisfy our obligations under trademark law," the representative said. From this yahoo article quote:In exchange, Microsoft will pay for Rowe's expenses, the cost of switching over to a new site, provide training for certification on Microsoft's products, a subscription to Microsoft's developer program Web site, and an Xbox (news - web sites) video game console with games, as well as an invitation to bring his parents along for a visit to Microsoft's Redmond, Washington, headquarters for an annual technology fair. That seems awfully nice. While the XBOX is a neato whizzbang thing I bet that training for certification will come in far more useful. The only way they could have done better would be to hire the guy.
Supreme Cmdr Posted January 27, 2004 Author Report Posted January 27, 2004 Yeah, yeah, dead horse, but its a slow day and I'm bored playing this frigging demo.
Charles Lindsey Posted January 27, 2004 Report Posted January 27, 2004 Gee, I hate Microsoft business practices with a passion but I was way more gracious than that.
Andergum Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,109771,00.html He's got the Legal papers that Microsoft sent him up for auction on ebay now. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3382073018
Charles Lindsey Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 Usually conning a con is funny but now I don't konw what I feel about the whole thing. That is just creepy. Didn't even wait for the body to get cold so to speak.
Wolferz Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 Mike is digging his hole a little deeper, kinda like Saddam. Does he think Microshaft is going to buy back their legal documents from Ebay? All I can say is, I don't trust those Canadians with their beady eyes and those flapping heads oh, and all the crepitation jokes. Keep jamming them Mikie, It might end up costing your parents the farm.
El Che Posted February 1, 2004 Report Posted February 1, 2004 This is part of the problem with a capitalist society.
Eclipse Posted February 1, 2004 Report Posted February 1, 2004 At least in a capitalist society he has a choice.
Bandus Posted February 2, 2004 Report Posted February 2, 2004 I'm only seeing a $8,000 bid. Anyway, I say good for him. It is definetly underhanded, and definetly there to make money, but ehh, whats so wrong with that?
Epsilon 5 Posted February 2, 2004 Report Posted February 2, 2004 that'll teach microsoft to give a chance to the little people - see what happens next
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