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Homonyms - not that there's anything wrong with that...
What's in a name?
A whole lot if your name is "Microsoft"
You want to own every homonym you can think of.
And if some kid thinks of a new one - even if it's his name - you damn well gotta own that one too.
As you know, I don't think in terms of "right and wrong" - I think in terms of "power relationships"
So I'm OK with strongarm tactics. They have made the world go around since there was a world to go around. It's called Survival of the Fittest"...
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Microsoft Upset Over Teenager's Site
Date: 1/19/2004
(Article Central) Software giant Microsoft is reportedly preparing legal action against a Canadian teenager with a Web site whose name sounds very similar to Microsoft's.
British Columbia high school student Mike Rowe chose the Web site address mikerowesoft.com to host his Web site design company, considering the name an amusing play on words. According to Vancouver newspaper reports, however, Rowe was contacted by Microsoft's attorneys and asked to give up the domain.
Rowe wrote to the company, asking to be compensated for the domain, and was contacted again by Microsoft's lawyers, who offered him $10 US. He wrote back, asking for $10,000.
Last week, Rowe received a 25-page letter from the company accusing him of trying to force Microsoft into giving him a large settlement. He says he didn't want to get anything out of the company, but was sort of upset by the particularly low offer.
Rowe is reportedly holding his ground, and says a lawyer has offered to advise him for free.
Microsoft says it has been working to reach an agreeable resolution with Rowe and remains hopeful that the matter can be resolved in good faith.
(thewhir.com)
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