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Old 02-02-2002, 12:24 PM  
RaGe
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Originally posted by Phil21
Actually, MS **DID** indeed let passport.com expire. There was some open source (or something) programmer that paid for the domain since it kept hotmail from working. MS eventually sent him like a $500 check for his troubles, which IIRC he auctioned off on ebay for charity.

*shrug*

-Phil
Only $500? Did MS have the legal rights to the domain or something, and just sent him $500 to keep him happy? Or did he agree that $500 was fair.. if it was me, I'd ask for like $1 million
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