 In late January 2004 , it was revealed that the two parties had come to an out of court settlement , with Microsoft taking control of the domain . In return Microsoft agreed to pay all of the expenses that Rowe had incurred including setting up a new site at and redirecting traffic to <unk> Additionally , Microsoft provided Rowe with a subscription to the Microsoft Developer Network , an all expenses paid trip for him and his family to the Microsoft Research Tech Fest at their headquarters in Redmond , Washington , training for Microsoft certification and an Xbox with a selection of games . Following an online poll , Rowe donated most of his legal defense fund to a children 's hospital and used the remaining money for his future university education . 
