Microsoft to Give Student New Web Site, Xbox to End Disagreement.

By Kim Peterson, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 24--A 21st-century David and Goliath saga has ended like this: Goliath gives David an Xbox, a free plane trip and a new Web site.

That's what Microsoft has offered to end the public-relations fiasco known as MikeRoweSoft.com.

Mike Rowe, a 17-year-old student from the Victoria, B.C., area, created the site last year to show off his part-time Web-design work. He became a minor Web celebrity this month after Microsoft demanded he give up the domain name.

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