The Other Worlds Shrine

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  • Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.

 #13756  by Tessian
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:06 am
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>bastard sold out...he had no reason to give over that domain name</div>

 #13757  by Lox
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:09 am
<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>If anything he didn't hold out long enough. Anyone who is going to not give it up to get lots of free crap from Microsoft is way too cynical.</div>

 #13758  by G-man Joe
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:12 am
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>I would have kept the domain name forever! Then he could pass it on to his children....and so on. Evil MS bought off the dork with an Xbox. Dummy.</div>

 #13759  by Kupek
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:24 pm
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>You mean other than a long and drawn out legal battle against a corporation which for all practical purposes has infinite resources? It wasn't your time and money on the line, tough guy.</div>

 #13760  by Lox
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:40 pm
<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>He got a nice package for a stupid domain name. hehe I'd have gone for cold hard cash though. ;)</div>

 #13761  by G-man Joe
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:17 pm
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>If he had originally rejected their $10 offer and asked for nothing more, then they would have had no case.</div>

 #13764  by Eric
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:22 pm
<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>God you're a dork. "HE SOLD OUT TO EVIL MICROSOFT!!!!"</div>

 #13768  by G-man Joe
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:36 pm
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Microsoft IS evil. He sold his name to the devil.</div>

 #13769  by Kupek
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:25 pm
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Which has no bearing on what he has to deal with now.</div>

 #13771  by G-man Joe
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:52 pm
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Exactly. He has an Xbox. Boy would it have been funny if he asked for a PS2 and an AOL account! But no...you have to be all technical and everything. =8^)</div>

 #13775  by Tessian
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:03 pm
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>that is not what I maent, I hate people who think MS is evil. I just think MS was overstepping and if the kid had played things right they would have had no case</div>

 #13778  by Kupek
 Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:44 pm
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>However, that would have taken a long time and a lot of money. Yes, if they won, they could get the money back, but during the long process, they still have to fork it over.</div>

 #13786  by Tessian
 Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:36 am
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>no, if the kid hadn't been stupid and asked for money for his domain MS wouldn't have had a case AT ALL.</div>

 #13787  by G-man Joe
 Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:44 am
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Hence Pre-Trial thingies. Judge could throw it out. I would.</div>

 #13792  by Kupek
 Thu Jan 29, 2004 9:46 am
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Oh, please. Did you know about that rule? I sure didn't.</div>

 #13793  by G-man Joe
 Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:46 am
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>I would have fell into that trap too. But I would have asked for 30 billion dollars as well as Bill Gate's mansion.</div>