MIKE ROWE'SOFT: THE BUDDING CAPITALIST

Posted by Douglas Sorocco, January 29, 2004 at 7:17 am
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MIKE ROWE'SOFT: THE BUDDING CAPITALIST

In an apparent attempt to further capitalize upon his fame, the teenage target of Microsoft's horrendous PR nightmare (i.e. a trademark cease & desist letter) Mike Rowe has put Microsoft's cease and desist letter up for auction on Ebay.  As of Thursday morning, the bidding was up to $2,200 - not bad when you add in the fact that Microsoft has given Mr. Rowe an XBox, a trip to Microsoft headquarters and has reimbursed Mr. Rowe for his expenses in setting up his original website.  Fox News Online has a nice blurb about the situation. 

1.30.04 (2:10 CST) Update:  Price currently stands at $28,500.   How many people now want to get cease & desist letters?

2.02.04 (7:08 CST) Update:  Price dropped to $500 as Mr. Rowe deleted all non-serious bidders and has restarted the auction.

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