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Microsoft Agrees Settlement Over
MikeRoweSoft.com

Microsoft Agrees Settlement Over
MikeRoweSoft.com 01/26/2004 02:58 PM

Microsoft agrees to community service,
rather than $500,000 restitution for
teen

Microsoft agrees to community service,
rather than $500,000 restitution for
teen 03/30/2005 07:25 AM
First, it was a federal judge who took pity on Jeffrey Lee Parson. Now, it's Microsoft Corp. The 19-year-old from Hopkins, Minn., won't have to pay the $500,000 in restitution he owes the company for releasing a version of the Blaster Internet worm that attacked Microsoft's Web site in the summer of 2003. Instead, the company said in court documents filed late Tuesday, he can work it off: 225 hours of community service that won't involve computers. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman still must sign the agreement. Pechman sentenced Parson in January to a year and a half in prison - half the time prosecutors had asked for - followed by 100 hours of community service and three years of supervised release. The judge blamed his parents for not taking more of an interest in his life. The parties earlier stipulated that the restitution owed was $500,000.

Teen gets Xbox for MikeRoweSoft

Teen gets Xbox for MikeRoweSoft 01/26/2004 07:01 AM
A Canadian teenager has agreed to hand over his website to Microsoft in exchange for a goodie bag.

Teen admits eBay domain

Teen admits eBay domain 09/07/2004 10:34 AM
Techzonez Sep 7 2004 2:33PM GMT

Teen admits eBay domain name hijack

Teen admits eBay domain name hijack 09/07/2004 10:33 AM
Techzonez Sep 7 2004 2:35PM GMT

Microsoft Takes On MikeRoweSoft

Microsoft Takes On MikeRoweSoft 01/19/2004 01:44 AM
I'm surprised this one hasn't gotten more attention yet (though, it probably will). A kid in Canada named Mike Rowe needed a name for his website design business, and picked the somewhat obvious choice: MikeRoweSoft.com. The legal folks at a company you might have heard of, Microsoft, didn't take too kindly to that, and sent the typical threatening legal letter. They offered Mr. Rowe a whopping $10 for the domain. He wrote back saying $10,000 seemed more appropriate - and now Microsoft is accusing him of holding the domain hostage to try to get money out of Microsoft. I read the story a few times before I actually believed it. Even the name of the Microsoft law firm involved in this case (Smart & Biggar) made me wonder if it's all a big hoax - but it all seems real enough. Before the legal beagles chip in with the point that Microsoft needs to do this to protect their trademark, I'll respond by saying that this should be a perfect example of why that rule doesn't make much sense. How many people are actually going to confuse MikeRoweSoft with Microsoft? If anything, Mr. Rowe is going to have more trouble getting people to remember what his domain name is - as he's going to need to spell it out to everyone. However, as a publicity stunt for Mr. Rowe's web design business, this is probably going to help him out quite a bit.

Microsoft sues MikeRoweSoft.Com

Microsoft sues MikeRoweSoft.Com 01/19/2004 06:13 AM

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Mikerowesoft.com is surrendered to
Microsoft

Mikerowesoft.com is surrendered to
Microsoft 01/27/2004 05:26 AM
Ananova Jan 27 2004 9:50AM GMT

"CNN.com - Microsoft to take over
MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 26, 2004"

"CNN.com - Microsoft to take over
MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 26, 2004" 01/27/2004 03:31 AM

MikeRoweSoft Settles with Microsoft

MikeRoweSoft Settles with Microsoft 01/26/2004 03:03 PM
MikeR oweSoft Settles with Microsoft for an XBox
Mike Rowe had a website named after himself that was alot like the mega-corp.
MS wanted to give him $10 to change the domain, he wanted $10k. They settled on a trip to Redmond, some traffic redirection and an XBox.

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Microsoft eases off on teen's
Mikerowesoft.com

Microsoft eases off on teen's
Mikerowesoft.com 01/22/2004 03:13 AM
CNN Jan 21 2004 6:01PM GMT

Microsoft makes nice with mikerowesoft

Microsoft makes nice with mikerowesoft 01/25/2004 06:21 AM
Chicago Sun-Times Jan 25 2004 11:08AM GMT

Microsoft amenaza a un estudiante por el
dominio MikeRoweSoft.com

Microsoft amenaza a un estudiante por el
dominio MikeRoweSoft.com 01/22/2004 02:53 AM

Microsoft lightens up, ends fight
against MikeRoweSoft

Microsoft lightens up, ends fight
against MikeRoweSoft 01/24/2004 06:47 AM
Seattle Times Jan 24 2004 9:16AM GMT

Microsoft Lightens Up on Teen's
Mikerowesoft Site (Reuters)

Microsoft Lightens Up on Teen's
Mikerowesoft Site (Reuters) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. indicated on Tuesday it might have overreacted to the Web site of Canadian teenager Mike Rowe who had added the word "soft" to his name and registered the address mikerowesoft.com.

"CNN.com - Microsoft takes on teen's
site MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 19, 2004"

"CNN.com - Microsoft takes on teen's
site MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 19, 2004" 01/22/2004 02:49 AM

Internet Business on the Upswing--
Increased Domain Activity, Ad Sales and
Attendance at Leading Trade Show In

Internet Business on the Upswing--
Increased Domain Activity, Ad Sales and
Attendance at Leading Trade Show In 12/11/2003 01:13 PM
TopHosts.com Dec 11 2003 12:14PM ET

Internet Business on the Upswing
Increased Domain Activity, Ad Sales and
Attendance at Leading Trade Show Indi

Internet Business on the Upswing
Increased Domain Activity, Ad Sales and
Attendance at Leading Trade Show Indi 12/11/2003 10:44 PM
CPU Review Dec 11 2003 9:39PM ET

Microsoft Agrees With EU On Name For New
Windows XP

Microsoft Agrees With EU On Name For New
Windows XP 03/28/2005 04:42 PM
Embattled software giant Microsoft has today announced a resolution with the European Union on the name of a new copy of Windows XP. After being found guilty by a court in 2004 of breaking EU monopoly law, the company is being forced to sell a stripped down version of Windows XP without Media player components.

Microsoft will sell the stripped down version of Windows XP in Europe as "Windows XP Home Edition N". Previous announcements had suggested names such as "Windows XP reduced Media Edition", yet these proved unpopular with the EU regulators who believed the name would be unattractive to consumers. Microsoft’s most recent decision represents a small victory for the EU who has had difficultly enforcing its judgments on the company.

Microsoft has yet to comply with another part of the EU judgment which stipulates that the company must open up access to server protocols. Negotiations have stumbled over terms of the license which was prohibitive to open source software makers. Microsoft are also in disagreement with EU over plans to appoint a trustee to monitor Microsoft's compliance, or lack there of. If Microsoft fails to comply with the Commission’s decisions, they could face fines of up to $5 million per day.

Horacio Gutierrez, a lawyer for Microsoft, told Reuters that the company has "some misgivings about the chosen name, as we fear it may cause confusion for consumers about the product, but we will adopt the Commission's name in order to move forward and accelerate the pace of the implementation process." Gutierrez said the new version would be available to European consumers within a "matter of weeks".

Microsoft faced a similar situation with the US DoJ in the late nineties. However, with deep pockets and large settlements the company's rivals are less vocal and of a smaller number. The problem Microsoft faces with the EU is that it is unable to "bargain its way out of settlement", as some critics have suggested the company did in the USA. With no clout over the European Commission, the company faces a serious problem: it might just have to comply.

View: Microsoft.com

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Microsoft Agrees to Pay Gateway
$150M (AP)

Microsoft Agrees to Pay Gateway
$150M (AP) 04/11/2005 08:44 AM
AP - Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software maker, has agreed to pay Gateway Inc. $150 million over four years to settle a legal dispute and the companies will work together on the marketing and development of Gateway personal computing products.

Microsoft agrees to EC's Windows changes

Microsoft agrees to EC's Windows changes 03/29/2005 01:59 PM
The software maker agreed to make the main changes to the Media Player-free version of Windows requested by the European Commission.

Microsoft agrees to strip down Windows

Microsoft agrees to strip down Windows 03/30/2005 02:11 AM
Irish Independent Mar 30 2005 6:34AM GMT

Microsoft Agrees to Scrap Name for New
Windows

Microsoft Agrees to Scrap Name for New
Windows 02/01/2005 09:50 PM
Microsoft has bowed to the European Commission's wishes by agreeing to scrap a proposed name for its second version of Windows.

Microsoft Agrees to Pay Gateway $150M

Microsoft Agrees to Pay Gateway $150M 04/11/2005 10:22 AM
Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software maker, has agreed to pay Gateway Inc. $150 million over four years to settle a legal dispute and the companies will work together on the marketing and development of Gateway personal computing products. As part of the settlement announced Monday, Gateway will release all antitrust claims against Microsoft based on past conduct.

Gateway shares rose 20 cents, or nearly 5 percent, to $4.28 in premarket activity. Microsoft shares climbed 10 cents to $25.04 in premarket trading. Gateway expects to use the funds for marketing initiatives, including advertising, sales training and consulting, as well as for the research, development and testing of new Gateway products that can run current Microsoft products and Microsoft's next-generation operating system and productivity software.

News source: Associated Press via Forbes.com

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Microsoft agrees GBP240m settlement

Microsoft agrees GBP240m settlement 04/13/2004 12:37 AM
Glasgow Herald Apr 13 2004 4:13AM GMT

Microsoft agrees to EU's Windows changes

Microsoft agrees to EU's Windows changes 03/30/2005 11:39 AM
Macworld UK Mar 30 2005 3:02PM GMT

Microsoft agrees to antitrust tweaks of
XP

Microsoft agrees to antitrust tweaks of
XP 06/05/2005 11:44 PM
Techzonez Jun 4 2005 2:44PM GMT

Microsoft Agrees To Adopt EU Changes To
Windows

Microsoft Agrees To Adopt EU Changes To
Windows 03/30/2005 07:22 AM
DevHardware Mar 30 2005 11:12AM GMT

Microsoft takes on teen

Microsoft takes on teen 01/19/2004 03:58 AM
The Australian Jan 19 2004 8:11AM GMT

Microsoft gives in to Canadian teen

Microsoft gives in to Canadian teen 01/25/2004 04:04 AM
Times of India Jan 25 2004 8:32AM GMT

Microsoft agrees new Euro Windows deal

Microsoft agrees new Euro Windows deal 03/29/2005 04:30 AM
Mad.co.uk Mar 29 2005 8:55AM GMT

Microsoft agrees to merge antispam plan

Microsoft agrees to merge antispam plan 05/25/2004 06:01 PM
Microsoft Corp. agreed to merge its recently announced Caller ID antispam proposal with another, called Sender Policy Framework, or SPF.

Microsoft agrees new Windows product
name for Europe

Microsoft agrees new Windows product
name for Europe 03/28/2005 12:56 PM
Irish Examiner Mar 28 2005 5:23PM GMT

Microsoft agrees to settle antitrust
suit

Microsoft agrees to settle antitrust
suit 04/20/2004 11:35 PM
eTaiwanNews.com Apr 21 2004 3:45AM GMT

Teen gets perks, settles row with
Microsoft

Teen gets perks, settles row with
Microsoft 01/24/2004 06:47 AM
ExpressIndia.com Jan 24 2004 9:45AM GMT

Microsoft blinks in stare-down with B.C.
teen

Microsoft blinks in stare-down with B.C.
teen 01/22/2004 09:15 AM

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site 01/22/2004 02:10 AM

Microsoft settles with teen over Web
site

Microsoft settles with teen over Web
site 01/24/2004 08:46 AM

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
(AP)

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
(AP) 01/19/2004 08:22 AM
AP - Mike Rowe thinks it's funny that his catchy name for a Web site design company sounds a lot like Microsoft.
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