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No, Microsoft Doesn’t Own CyberNet


A new website launched the other day called Quarkbase, and its goal is to provide details about all kinds of different websites. It gives you details like who owns the site, ways to contact them, how many articles are on Digg, and so on. It’s a pretty cool service and all, but I’ll admit that I didn’t have any intention of writing about it.

Why the sudden change of heart? Several of our readers have obviously looked us up because we’ve received a half dozen emails regarding the details about who owns us. I have no idea how but it says that the owner of our site is “Microsoft Corporation,” and places to contact us are the Internet Explorer Developer Center, Engineering Windows 7 blog, and other Microsoft-owned sites:

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Wow! If Microsoft owns us they sure aren’t paying us very well. And where are my free lunches? Not to mention the fact that we’d probably be exiled from the Redmond campus by now since we’re MacBook Pro and iPhone owners. ;)

Sure we’ve been called Microsoft fanboys in the past because we actually find Vista to be a decent operating system, but I have no idea how Quarkbase gathered that we’re owned by them. Guess they still have some quarks quirks they need to work out.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in. You can put the paper bag down because it won’t help with your hyperventilating. Just breathe slowly, and give your teddy bear a hug. CyberNet is the “mom and pop shop” that it’s always been.

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  1. LewisAugust 29, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    You think that’s bad, apparently I can speak Tagalog :o

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  2. The How-To GeekAugust 29, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    Considering that you switched to using Mac, that makes the supposed ownership that much more humorous. :)

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  3. RyanAuthorAugust 29, 2008 at 2:03 pm
    The How-To Geek wrote:
    Considering that you switched to using Mac, that makes the supposed ownership that much more humorous. :)

    That’s what I was thinking… I actually laughed the first time I saw this.

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  4. Omar UpeguiAll-StarAugust 29, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    I’m sure today’s not April Fools Day. Is it? :mrgreen:

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  5. Michael DobrofskyAll-StarAugust 29, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    Maybe they own you and you just don’t know it?

    Did I just blow your mind? :P

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  6. DrakeAugust 29, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    Hey you two…I will miss all your stuff TERRIBLY. You have immensely helped me and I’ve referred many to you. Still, glad you’re moving back to the HOBBY style!! God bless you both!

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  8. Rey BangoAugust 30, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Cmon Ryan! We all know that MS bought Cybernet for like 50 million and you’re lounging by the pool, sipping margaritas and blogging. ;)

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  9. LashiecAugust 30, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    A-ha! This is the explanation behind the relax in the writing schedule, Microsoft pays you good enough, so there’s no reason to work so hard :D

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  11. RyanAuthorAugust 31, 2008 at 10:21 pm
    Michael Dobrofsky wrote:
    Maybe they own you and you just don’t know it?

    Did I just blow your mind? :P

    That is always a possibility, I guess. ;)

    Rey Bango wrote:
    Cmon Ryan! We all know that MS bought Cybernet for like 50 million and you’re lounging by the pool, sipping margaritas and blogging. ;)

    Pool? It’s actually an ocean-front property.

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  12. AjayAll-StarSeptember 5, 2008 at 2:55 am

    In my case, it did not find any owner. Well, my blog is ownerless!

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