Microslop

English Etymology en Microsoft slop. Attested since at least 1988. It has gained some degree of currency in the 2020s as the company is seen as placing an excessive focus on artificial intelligence, especially what is perceived as en AI slop. Pronunciation en /ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɒp/ /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌslɒp/ RP en /ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɑp/ /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌslɑp/ GA Proper noun en slang dysphemistic derogatory The technology company Microsoft. en 24 April 1988 Henry Spencer Re: Anyone seen a good Amiga Pascal lately ? Why not Modula-2? comp.lang.modula2 https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.modula2/c/5j2sKmZtA-E/m/BsV0IgGCH50J https://web.archive.org/web/20260305082106/https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.modula2/c/5j2sKmZtA-E/m/BsV0IgGCH50J 5 March 2026 If Microslop can't be bothered, don't buy their compiler. en 1993 December A. Fasoldt Key Combo Standards GENIE LAMP 3 63 15 All Windows apps use Control-X, Control-C and Control-V, and using the same ones on the Atari makes life a little easier for those of us who need to deal with Microslop products. https://archive.org/details/genie-lamp-atari-st-vol.-3-issue-63-december-1993/page/n14/ en 1994-11-14 Alan Deutschman The soul of Microsoft's machine Fortune 130 10 260 But [David] Cutler also felt outright contempt for lowly PCs and their bug-ridden programs, calling his new employer "Microslop" and "this scumbag company" and thinking Gates himself overrated. 1 en 1998 2600: The Hacker Quarterly https://www.google.com/books/edition/2600/ISI9AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Microslop%22 15 9 If you're using a MicroSlop based OS, well then there's not much I can do for ya.en This quote does not appear on page 9 in volume 15 issue 1 of 2600. Could it be a different issue? Google Books doesn't specify. en 2003 March Ben Swanner Letters Network Magazine San Francisco Regarding protection of property in the computing industry, I once heard a computer consultant say, "If someone thinks they have intellectual property to protect, then they don't have any intellectual property." This statement says it all about innovation and progression in the area of software development. Stifle that for "Microslop" profit and you kill all future innovation. en 2005 Peter Middleton; James Sutton Lean Software Strategies 374 In 1988, experienced software engineers who joined Microsoft from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) called the company “Microslop.” They felt the Microsoft developers were less experienced and approached problems “helter skelter.” on en 2014 Zachary Pascal Showstopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft 43 The differences in style were apparent to Cutler’s people, who derisively referred to Microsoft as “Microslop.” on en 2023 Steal This Book 4th 791 While the at first pure and progressive international education focused OLPC or $100 laptop project appears to have been messed up by the facists at microslop, we are very excited with the proliferation of inexpensive linux laptops it has spawned. MS Slaves can still find most models with windoze installed for around $50 extra. https://archive.org/details/steal-this-book-4th-edition/page/791/ en 2026-01-06 Nat Wilson Turner Coffee Break: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Makes Microslop Trend Naked Capitalism Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has made the term Microslop go viral with his admonition to “get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication” when discussing Large Language Model (LLM) Artificial Intelligence (AI). https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/microsoft-satya-nadella-streisand-effect-microsoft-windows-11.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260106062228/https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/microsoft-satya-nadella-streisand-effect-microsoft-windows-11.html 2026-01-06 on See also en Slopdows en Winslop en Microsoft Nicknames