Mikerowesoft.com settles and will be shut down
 

The kid has settled, just saw it on the news. You knew MS would take him down. If its already posted :321GFY

How much $$ if any.

Free Windows upgrades for the next 3 years.

:thumbsup

He did not say but the page now goes to hs forum and he will have a press release rearding his decision to settle:glugglug

they obviously offered him enough cash to make it worth his while. He won, not MS

Fucking cu<b></b>nts. Fuck I hate Micro$oft! :feels-hot

Even if he didn't actually settle and they just bought it off him under the table, they're still cu<b></b>nts and I still hate them passionately.

Microsoft had to do this, otherwise, they could lose their trademark.

Besides...do you really believe this seventeen year old punk didn't know exactly what he was doing when he named his company 'soft'?

Microsoft should have buried this idiot.

Good! That little bastard! MS rules!

once again...MONEY WINS.

no shit, the kid knew exactly what he was doing. he should consider himself lucky if he got the $10 they first offered

pssst . . . . . hey, money always wins. That is how it should be.

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 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.


lol

He made out like a bandit for a worthless $10 domain.

Of course, that domain is probably worth about $1,000 right now beccause of all the type-ins it's getting from national media attention.

LMAO The kids name is Mike Rowe. So anything SOFT is trademarked now? I don't think this is what the law intended regarding trademarks.

i still have 3 microsoft.com typos


-does dr. evil pinkie thing-

What the kid did was purposeful.

And, I think this is exactly what the law intended regarding trademarks.

No it's not.

:thumbsup

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,109384,00.html

He got an XBOX, among other nice gifts.

Yeah, he was sitting there and he knew that if he registered the domain, he'd get thousands of type-in hits dailt from people who can't spell.

and if you really think about it, his parents purposely named him Mike so that he could do this.

greedy bastards.

bill gates has autism

Maybe now their lawyers will turn their attention to Acacia and do something important.

... I can tell youi've studied law for 9 years in camebridge.

The kid is a designer.
If he hadn't *purposely* wanted to make a play off of Microsoft's name, he would've gotten MikeRoweDesigns.com instead of MikeRoweSoft.com Designs.

It was intentional, and he made out like a bandit.

I can see him on apple-style commercials 2 years from now (post-certifications).... "My name is Mike Rowe, software engineer."

that's crazy...he made out on that deal. never thought that was gonna happen

At Camebridge Folk Festival?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...festival.shtml

Just curious... You WOULDNT happen to be using an MS OS would you?

The kid made out pretty well.

Cleary he did it on purpose. He said in an interview that he was looking for something to set himself apart from other applicants when trying to get into college.

I think he accomplished that. He Learned some valuable lessons about law, publicity, negotiations, etc. He got his 15 minutes of fame.

Maybe 20 years from now he'll take over the helm of Microsoft's new Mars campus.

Kids can be bought out so easily these days, but then if he didnt he would probably be bankrupt by now :1orglaugh

Did you fuck, you can't even spell Cambridge http://www.cam.ac.uk/

use linux :)

Microsoft sucks. I switched to Mac (Dual processor G5 - AWESOME) awhile ago and never looked back. Macs rule.

10 years ago a buddy of mine suggested we buy a bunch of domain names, and i thought he was an idiot.

:waaaaahh

Search this board for "Xbox" and watch how easily kids can be bought these days!

lol

the mofo also got all the DONATIONS from that button he put up on his site. He should return all that money fucking hahahaha!


nevermind!

Me too :glugglug

Although the kid put his foot in his mouth by saying on the news that he bought the domain because it sounded funny ( considering the name it sounds like )

I still dont think he was infringing OR that he would have lost in court.

If they didnt offer him something he felt worthwhile , he would NOT have settled. He was offered FREE court expenses by several prominent lawyers, so he wasnt worried about the legal costs.

I have had enough of these type of domains to have a pretty good understanding of how the law works , and i also know that nobody wants to fight these cases unless its the last resort.

I have been sued over domain names that "supposedly infringe on others" and have settled ( WON ) in every single one. They love to threaten you , but in the end , they understand its about the money . If they can save some by settling , they will.

MS certification and training. Not bad for a teen, some people pay good money for that kinda stuff.

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thats sad but hey.. he got a new xbox lol

He got an XBox? Must be a GFY'er!

I was wondering if anyone else would do this.. http://www.mikerosssoft.com

lol Maybe its turning into a fad now....

Heres another.. lol http://www.mikerosesoft.com

Man your sig is a riot, LOL.<br />http://www.nudepornpics.net/sa/whale.jpg

lol