Micro$oft

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See also: Microsoft

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The Microsoft name with a dollar sign, implying greed and capitalism.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Micro$oft

  1. (slang, derogatory) Microsoft.
    • 1989, John C. Archambeau, “Minix vs. Unix/Xenix (was Re: dosread.c)”, in comp.os.minix[1] (Usenet):
      The end of the 80x86 (x < 3) will come when Micro$oft quits supporting MS-DOS. Read the Byte article (April '89, I believe) on the 286 vs. 386SX.
    • 2000 October 8, David Steuber, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc[2] (Usenet):
      The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs.
    • 2007, Frank Zammetti, Practical JavaScript, DOM Scripting, and Ajax Projects[3]:
      So, if you're a Microsoft booster, you can feel free to bash Netscape. If you're a Micro$oft hater, then it was clearly at fault!