January 20, 2004The software giant has admitted that it took things "too seriously" when its lawyers threatened a 17-year-old student named Mike Rowe over his domain name.TAGS:Mikerowesoft.com, domain name, entrepreneur, lawyer, Microsoft Corp.
January 26, 2004Canadian student Mike Rowe, who Microsoft put under legal pressure over his Web site's name, has agreed to bury the hatchet out of court for an Xbox and some training.TAGS:domain name, lawyer, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.
February 6, 2004The company neglects to pay the $19 annual registration fee for its corporate domain name, an oversight that caused the company's internal e-mail system to crash for part of the day.TAGS:domain name, newspaper, broadcasting, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.