WinFiles
WinFiles, formerly Windows95.com, is an Internet download directory website. Originally, it was founded by Steve Jenkins in 1994. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive.
CNET buyout
On February 24, 1999, CNET agreed to pay WinFiles owner Jenesys LLC US$5.75 million and made an additional $5.75 million payment 18 months after the closing of the deal - totaling $11.5 million.[1]
gollark: Closer to a coilgun maybe, but not that close still.
gollark: No, I'm pretty sure the operating principles are very different.
gollark: This could not* go wrong.
gollark: The rockets are quite expensive, though, so the obvious solution is to have cheaper externally propelled vehicle things launched from the ground.
gollark: But several hours to go across the country is still quite significant, and if your passenger transport system cannot be used as a weapon of mass destruction it is not very good, so the obvious solution is ridiculously expensive rocket-based travel.
References
- "CNET buys Winfiles.com". 1999-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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