Chris Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 In the end, it paid to be Mike Rowe.The 17-year-old Canadian teenager who caught the attention of Microsoft Corp.'s lawyers by registering www.mikerowesoft.com, agreed Friday to give up his Web site in exchange from some perks from the world's largest software maker."We believe he's a bright young man with great potential," Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler said, reading from a prepared statement. "Mike will soon decide on his new name and Web site and we have agreed to help redirect any traffic to his new Web site to ensure he does not lose any business."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.More | Here:o :o WOW! look what he got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Lucky ol' him :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 if thats the case does that mean i can now register it (www.mikerowesoft.com)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 I think it belongs to MIcro$oft now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 well i have looked on the web and found this http://www.microesoft.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 DON'T CLICK THAT LINK! It bombarded me with pop-ups and tried to Hijack my browser :unsure: :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 That explains a few things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 That explains a few thingsWhat does? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Had one hell of a job cancelling all the windows that kept opening. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shirley_Crabtree Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Thankfully the link merely serenaded me with #blicks as Slimbrowser stopped all of the popups. :ph34r: Shirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Funny I had no bother with the link. Could it be Nortons firewall pop up stopper that helped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilch Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Now he is selling all the letters that microsoft sent him.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8&category=2312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 $26,100 already and still 6 days to go [Twenty six thousand dollars] Wow! :) Good luck to the lad.[Edit] Now $30.000 :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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