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Microsoft
English
Etymology
A rendering of the Microsoft name with a dollar sign, suggesting an association with profit-driven motives and capitalist ideology.
Proper noun
en slang dysphemistic Microsoft.
en 1989 Minix vs. Unix/Xenix (was Re: dosread.c) comp.os.minix John C. Archambeau http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/browse_frm/thread/49910fc7c7447e5b/b4bc5582a3fbf556?lnk=st&q=%22micro%24oft%22&rnum=1&hl=en#b4bc5582a3fbf556 The end of the 80x86 (x < 3) will come when Micro$oft quits supporting MS-DOS. Read the Byte article (April '89, I believe) on the 286 vs. 386SX.
en 2000-10-08 David Steuber Re: Comparing Perl and Java https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.lang.perl.misc/aQ-6fJLBIy0/UFu5tTrVJhUJ comp.lang.perl.misc The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$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.
en 2007 Practical JavaScript, DOM Scripting, and Ajax Projects Frank Zammetti http://books.google.com/books?id=oo26Kw9c2W4C&pg=PA7&dq=%22Micro%24oft%22&num=100&ei=xiqbSdXGOJO2ygS26_DDCw#PPA8,M1 So, if you're a Microsoft booster, you can feel free to bash Netscape. If you're a Micro$oft hater, then it was clearly at fault!
en 3 August 2024 Vernie Montagna How To Install Chess Titans In Windows 10 https://groups.google.com/g/allidipass/c/qooatxopBRs/m/17idJtWHBQAJ allidipass Google Groups Micro$oft shot themselves in the foot when they tried to take control of everybody's computer.
Translations
Microsoft
Czech: cs Micro$oft m-in
Danish: da Micro$oft
Dutch: nl Micro$oft
French: fr Micro$oft
German: de Micro$oft n
Italian: it Micro$oft
Norwegian: no Micro$oft
Portuguese: pt Micro$oft
Russian: ru Майк₽осо́фт m-in, ru Микро$о́фт m-in
Serbo-Croatian:
Latin: sh Micro$oft m
Spanish: es Micro$oft
See also
en Mickeysoft Microshaft Microsuck Micros~1 Goolag Microslop
en Microsoft Nicknames
Czech
Proper noun
m-in
cs slang derogatory Microsoft
cs 12 October 1998 Tibor Pittich aktualizace cz.net.internet https://web.archive.org/web/20250514092855/https://groups.google.com/g/cz.net.internet/c/-d5Aep_AkWc/m/jMaIHHzci6AJ Micro$oft nema nejmensi duvod, aby data z Office sly zobrazit (nebo nejde boze editovat) na jinych platformach, natoz v konkurencnich produktech.
cs 6 November 2003 Josef Polách Zadana velikost slozenych zavorek/METAPOST cz.comp.cstex https://web.archive.org/web/20250514090703/https://groups.google.com/g/cz.comp.cstex/c/gHMaz0IU2Q4/m/lhVexshaVWQJ Odchozí zpráva neobsahuje viry, protože k jejímu vytvoření nebyly použity výměšky Micro$oftu.
cs 3 May 2004 FEEB Neotravuje vas to? soc.culture.czecho-slovak https://web.archive.org/web/20250514090904/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.czecho-slovak/c/8AUilIY01B0/m/GFB8lXygSEYJ Kdyz totiz odeslete stiznost normalne z Outlook Express, neobsahuje kriticke informace nezbytne pro vysetrovani a je tudiz k identifikaci zdroje spamu nepouzitelna. Jedna se o zamerny pakt mezi Micro$oftem a spamery? Je mozne, ze Micro$oft tajne podporuje spaming, zatimco verejne mluvi o ruznych, vesmes neucinnych, akcich na obranu proti spamu?
Declension
m.inan.sg
cs Microsoft Nicknames
Danish
Proper noun
da slang derogatory Microsoft
da 15 January 1996 Brian Sandholdt .AVI editor til WIN95 dk.edb https://web.archive.org/web/20250514063203/https://groups.google.com/g/dk.edb/c/4mE49OdkFyg/m/_t8m8QBqYlkJ Jeg ved godt at du spørger om AVI, men da Micro$oft har droppet denne software-teknologi og QuickTime ALTID har og vil være den overlegen, så brug QuickTime.
da 22 November 2004 Lestat en:Re: Microsoft´s online music shop? dk.kultur.musik https://web.archive.org/web/20250514083155/https://groups.google.com/g/dk.kultur.musik/c/vsGn8iFfKR4/m/WyYqIZo6_qQJ Enten er det de samme der har lavet cdon.dk's webshop, eller også har Micro$oft (igen) bare stjålet med arme og ben...
da 24 January 2011 S.A.Thomsen Dræbt af S-tog på Albertslund station dk.politik https://web.archive.org/web/20250514083018/https://groups.google.com/g/dk.politik/c/bZO2gFUvM8w/m/DmJ2RV1jN6kJ Jeg er heller ikke imponeret over Windows og bruger selv den eneste version af Windows, der virker nogenlunde (XP). Jeg har fravalgt de fleste andre Micro$oft programmer, da de generelt er noget lort, som er fyldt med fejl.
da Microsoft Nicknames
Dutch
Proper noun
nl slang derogatory Microsoft
nl 31 October 1995 Hans van Zonneveld Dik T. Winter xs4all heeft 2 vandaag gehaald. Re: COS xs4all.general https://web.archive.org/web/20250514093156/https://groups.google.com/g/xs4all.general/c/lvcuYhstGbg/m/GDYrCqgezXcJ Jongens, jullie zien het helemaal fout. ALS de bijbel door Micro$oft geschreven zou zijn (niet helemaal onwaarschijnlijk trouwens :-), *DAN* zou de bijbel inderdaad nog altijd minder dan 32 bits zijn. :-)
nl 12 July 2004 John Holmes en:Hotmail hacking is so easy, check it out alt.hack.nl https://web.archive.org/web/20250514093334/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.hack.nl/c/hdTD95_YIog/m/jCOw7vCbI8AJ Nou ja, misschien HEB ik wel antwoord maar ik kon gisteren en vandaag mijn hotmail niet ophalen. Ligt aan de servers van Micro$oft, die worden veel geDDoS'd de laatste tijd...
nl 3 October 2006 MajorUrsa Etrade nl.financieel.beurs https://web.archive.org/web/20250514093448/https://groups.google.com/g/nl.financieel.beurs/c/80QfH4apedA/m/HKRf8u80PQkJ Vaak hebben dit soort companies met slechte producten wel hele goeie marketing (zie ook Micro$oft), dus helaas zullen er wel weer vele sukkels voor vallen.
nl Microsoft Nicknames
French
Proper noun
fr slang derogatory Microsoft
fr 8 September 1999 Patrick Davalan Participez au vote pour le top 40 des escrocs de la planete fr.soc.sectes https://web.archive.org/web/20250514094032/https://groups.google.com/g/fr.soc.sectes/c/jP3WgXFqVXQ/m/GWFol23-lsYJ Le seul problème pour Micro$oft c'est que personne ne lui achèterait ce qu'il peut avoir gratuitement puisque Micro$oft ne peut avoir le monopole de la distribution de GNU/Linux.
fr 7 November 2001 ROUSSEL Micro$oft se moque de ses clients !!!!!! microsoft.public.fr.windowsxp https://web.archive.org/web/20250514093917/https://groups.google.com/g/microsoft.public.fr.windowsxp/c/TH6CpMUQFh8/m/BlrKzpglPd0J Micro$oft refuse en effet d'activer windowsXP sur un portable si WindowsXP est déjà sur un fixe!!
fr 31 July 2007 sansflotusspam Unix. fr.comp.os.linux.debats https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fr.comp.os.linux.configuration/c/0o761q4bVPU/m/E3WF9tGhQs4J AVANT de démarrer n'importe quel truc Micro$oft, faire un boot gnu/linux sur disquette (ça devient dur, les noyaux faisant maintenant beaucoup plus de 1,4 MO), CD-Rom (plus facile) ou clef USB (là, faut savoir faire).
fr Microsoft Nicknames
German
Proper noun
n
de slang derogatory Microsoft
de 26 January 1997 Norbert Woelting RISC... z-netz.rechner.amiga.software https://web.archive.org/web/20250514064057/https://groups.google.com/g/z-netz.rechner.amiga.software/c/39NAsH6zeJo/m/leyaYqihFq8J Windows NT wird auch nicht mehr fuer den PPC weiterentwickelt, da Micro$oft AFAIK doch mehr Geld fuer die Weiterentwicklung haben will, als die PPC-Verantwortlichen zu zahlen bereit sind.
de 23 January 1998 Tom Vogt Eine Fragen.... fido.ger.linux https://web.archive.org/web/20250514080350/https://groups.google.com/g/fido.ger.linux/c/b947_rOkEIU/m/OXcfKlekedIJ Linux ist NICHT Windows! es gibt auf diesem Planeten noch Betriebssysteme, die nicht von Micro$oft stammen und Linux ist eins davon. Gut, es gibt auch mehrere Windows-Emulatoren fuer Linux. Da Micro$oft sich allerdings wie bescheuert darum bemueht, auch zu ja nichts kompatibel zu sein, moeglichst nichtmal zu sich selbst (versuch' mal ein Access 2.0 Dokument in Access 97 oder umgekehrt zu laden), sind die natuerlich nicht perfekt.
de 10 March 1998 Marcus Herbert Netcall-Zeiten-2001.FREECOM ufra.flame https://web.archive.org/web/20250514080606/https://groups.google.com/g/ufra.flame/c/8fkVvcsRl94/m/dYUzjDjCnJ0J (Ich würde ja gerne von Sascha Quoten, aber da Micro$oft es als Standard erklärt hat, rückwärts zu denken, laß ich das jetzt)
de 23 October 1998 Thomas Richter ZIPs mit mehr wie 8-Zeichen de.comp.sys.amiga.misc https://web.archive.org/web/20250514081405/https://groups.google.com/g/de.comp.sys.amiga.misc/c/87PubKjIcdo/m/YrQTf3-gW5IJ Micro$oft hat nachgebessert und durch einige Pfriemeleien hinbekommen, dass auch die PC-Welt heute mehr als acht+drei Zeichen verdauen kann.
de 25 April 2013 Sina Da Ponte Denken ohne Sprache de.sci.philosophie https://web.archive.org/web/20250514082625/https://groups.google.com/g/de.sci.philosophie/c/NuRzsYliJhA/m/pyY1HCrhrH0J Wovon du hier raunst, Volker, wäre -- übertragen auf den Bereich Textverarbeitung -- eine Art /WordPerfect/ (oder 'ne andere g'scheite Textverarbeitungssoftware [also z.B. sicher nicht Micro$ofts /Word/]), das nicht nur eine technische Basis etwa zum Schreiben eines Romanes darstellte (letztlich also einen Signifikanten-Anordner ;-)), sondern das je nach ... ehm ... emotionaler "Gestimmtheit" des Autoren (setzen wir mal voraus, die Software könnte das irgendwie "auslesen") speziell auf diese Stimmung eingepegelte Verbesserungsvorschläge *formaler* (also etwa stilistischer) Art machen könnte, sobald der Autor einen gewissen Abschnitt (eine Sinneinheit) in die Maschine gehackt hätte.
Declension
n.sg
de Microsoft Nicknames
Italian
Proper noun
it slang derogatory Microsoft
it 24 June 1997 Gerardo Fransecky Win Top e le applicazioni residenti it.comp.win95 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514064718/https://groups.google.com/g/it.comp.win95/c/H4RjxUVcA1o/m/ZZwfB44lYrAJ Il problema e' che in realta' Win95 non e' interamente a 32 bit, sfruttando ancora alcuni componenti 16 bit (come quelli che ti sono stati visualizzati da WinTop). Quelli che tu hai indicato sono volutamente (da Micro$oft) a 16 bit.
it 26 September 1997 Alessandro G. ba...@athena2000.it win32s it.comp.os2 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514065239/https://groups.google.com/g/it.comp.os2/c/ETqZRlN-XDU/m/H1MK8O_uc38J So che ne avete parlato tempo fa ma volevo sapere se per installare le win32 sotto win-os2 devo predere file particolari o vanno bene quelle distribute da Micro$oft per win3.1?
it 30 December 1997 ciro il camionista fr:Mon dieu, les nouveaux riches sont ici... it.comp.hardware.cpu https://web.archive.org/web/20250514065622/https://groups.google.com/g/it.comp.hardware.cpu/c/Qk4prIm3gX4/m/BuXNJpd8Ej8J Se suppotrano il codice nativo a 64bit (proprio loro che hanno ancora problemi a 32) come hanno fatto con l'MMX povera Intel... Un amico programmatore a Micro$oft Uk mi raccontava che da loro inventare "en jokes about the usefullness of MMX technology" é un passatempo quotidiano.
it 5 January 1998 MaKs Tranquilli con WINDOWS 95 it.media.tv.mediamente https://web.archive.org/web/20250514075923/https://groups.google.com/g/it.media.tv.mediamente/c/mjEdGWScN6M/m/degOxAXWrVEJ Il vero problema per molti utenti non professionali e' ke se passassero ad un sistema operativo non Micro$oft sarebbe difficile trovare un pacchetto come office97 a 30k dal piratone sotto casa. Non dirmi che non ti e' mai capitato che: "Explorer.exe ha eseguito un 'operazione non valida nel modulo Explorer.exe ...", in fondo Explorer.exe non e' fondamentale, e' solo la shell del sistema, che ha solo crashato su se stessa, che e' solo stata scritta da Micro$oft!!!!
it 6 January 1998 Alessandro Forghieri Unix vs Windows NT it.comp.linux https://web.archive.org/web/20250514080041/https://groups.google.com/g/it.comp.linux/c/W4NCaEtdErg/m/r9CuIBmvvL8J Io, francamente, mi auguro che il futuro non sia ne' Unix (che io preferirei, ma questo e' un altro discorso) ne' NT, ma qualcosa di meglio di entrambi - e preferibilmente non controllato da Micro$oft.
it 7 January 1998 Cristiano Come diventare beta tester Microsoft? it.comp.win95 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514080326/https://groups.google.com/g/it.comp.win95/c/udzZqEAtkrU/m/eThmxFTtplgJ Giusto a titolo informativo (lungi da me l'idea di testare versioni beta da Micro$oft, tanto ci sono già quelle normali che non vanno ;-)) cos'è la certificazione Micro$oft? Ed uno come la ottiene?
it 22 March 1998 Marco "Happosai" Ciacci Aggiornamento mio sito it.arti.cartoni https://web.archive.org/web/20250514080811/https://groups.google.com/g/it.arti.cartoni/c/h2S3ycoo0Io/m/Se4z0m3k0wQJ Vi comunico che ho aggiornato il mio sito con una decina di paginozze. Adesso ci potete trovare tutto sulla natura dei vari nuke e tutti i patch rilasciati da Micro$oft per difendersi!!!
it 21 May 1998 Mario Sebastiani Un'altro argomento by Maurizio: Monopolio software it.media.tv.mediamente https://web.archive.org/web/20250514081205/https://groups.google.com/g/it.media.tv.mediamente/c/LYwrjS8FLs8/m/QnvxLPvX_e4J Come conseguenza abbiamo una popolazione che si beve ciecamente tutto quello che viene dalla tv o dai giornali, e nel caso specifico informatico, dalla pseudo-stampa specialistica che altro non e' che una filiale (stipendiata) di Micro$oft ... L'aspetto principale e' che Micro$oft e' finalmente stata portata in giudizio per la sua condotta "MONOPOLISTICA e ILLEGALE".
it 23 December 1999 Maki [FAQ] varie sui CD (leggere e correggere) it.comp.macintosh https://web.archive.org/web/20250514081844/https://groups.google.com/g/it.comp.macintosh/c/Ez6QFuCpIRY/m/v4FGOcgEbmIJ USB e' una ciofeca, progettato da Intel e supportato da Micro$oft!
it Microsoft Nicknames
Norwegian
no
Proper noun
no slang derogatory Microsoft
no 22 April 2003 Thomas Hansen mer C++? no.it.programmering.c++ https://web.archive.org/web/20250514084103/https://groups.google.com/g/no.it.programmering.c++/c/1fgFSapLnDk/m/SvQ7RKStBEAJ Grunnen er enkel, Micro$oft synes stort sett at MFC stinker... Og det er Micro$oft som har LAGET MFC!!
no 19 September 2004 Morten Øen En forklaring no.alt.frustrasjoner https://web.archive.org/web/20250514083312/https://groups.google.com/g/no.alt.frustrasjoner/c/ygEYfvea8KY/m/vAL5-SmHRgMJ Kvifor har aldri Micro$oft klart å lage eit fungerande score-system til oss som har relative kriterier for kva me vil prioritere å lese?
no 17 August 2007 Salve Håkedal Internett-tilgang gjennom XP home no.it.os.ms-windows.nettverk https://web.archive.org/web/20250514083034/https://groups.google.com/g/no.it.os.ms-windows.nettverk/c/eXlvFDU0l0U/m/f4hOWscy7usJ Det er mulig jeg har ei uvilje overfor Micro$oft, men jeg synes det er mye lettere å finne ut av ting i Linux!
no Microsoft Nicknames
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt slang derogatory Microsoft
pt 16 May 1996 Miguel Almeida O linux nao e' para Fazer $$$$$ Dinheiro pt.comp.so.linux https://web.archive.org/web/20250514063503/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.comp.so.linux/c/NRpNwo78_JA/m/--3NrdAj1aoJ O Linux nao precisa das editoras para continuar a evoluir nem para que sejam estas a escrever as suas aplicacoes MultiMegaByte-MultiMegaDollar; Para isso ja' temos o Windows e os fabulosos programas da Micro$oft...
pt 24 May 1996 Ricardo Manuel Antunes Vinagre ajuda, Ntwindows vs Xwindows pt.internet https://web.archive.org/web/20250514063514/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.internet/c/h6pC6oOwtKQ/m/md7NUhl77YwJ O WindowsNT e um sistema operativo completo da Micro$oft e que, sendo comercial ( e de quem e ) custa tipicamente "uma pipa de massa".
pt 10 August 1996 Miguel Arroz Por favor nao usem o Microsoft Internet explorer!!!! pt.internet https://web.archive.org/web/20250514063632/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.internet/c/EDozDvR9QK4/m/Z3BvPdIyfRIJ Os servers web (penso que nao os windows NT) da Micro$oft tem uma funcao que limita os useres do Netscape, dando prioridade aos do InterNet Explorer.
pt 19 December 1996 António Soares Netscape News pt.internet.www https://web.archive.org/web/20250514063838/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.internet.www/c/pqP90Fzr6FM/m/QecFbnobntMJ Gostaria de saber se me podem informar como fazer o download das "news" usando o Netscape News. Usei, ate' aqui o software da Micro$oft e tudo ia bem. Mas como prefiro o Netscape queria saber se algue'm me pode ajudar.
pt 7 February 1997 Paulo Caridade Anos bissextos pt.geral https://web.archive.org/web/20250514064309/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.geral/c/7jNHyr1vRx0/m/6EqgL-9NcSQJ Quanto ao Excel, so' posso dizer que e' um programa da Micro$oft...
pt 24 February 1997 Mário Rui Romero Posts trocados? pt.internet https://web.archive.org/web/20250514064323/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.internet/c/_yz-2Uu-hUA/m/fESK0RZIWHUJ Tu estás a querer dizer que o software da Micro$oft não é bom???? :-/ (ihihi)
pt 27 July 1997 Pedro Rebello O mundo nÆo ‚ s¢ Windozes... pt.internet.www https://web.archive.org/web/20250514065012/https://groups.google.com/g/pt.internet.www/c/IO5XubMYQuA/m/0Dr8HXv4ITsJ Os louros a quem os merece (parabens a campanha publicitaria da Micro$oft e gra‡as a Deus pela baixa dos pre‡os dos gravadores de CD's), mas tendo em conta que quantidade nÆo ‚ definitivamente sin¢nimo de qualidade e se pensarmos que tambem a Alemanha perdeu a guerra...
pt 25 October 1997 Rui Alves Pinto Micro$oft compra U.S.A. e o Canada´ que se cuide... telepac.mac https://web.archive.org/web/20250514065326/https://groups.google.com/g/telepac.mac/c/Wzmim95_nr8/m/DLPvn4w8fOMJ Algures no ciberespac,o encontrei este Press-Release da Micro$oft...
pt Microsoft Nicknames
Serbo-Croatian
sh
Proper noun
m-in
sh slang derogatory Microsoft
sh 7 April 1999 NATO Opsada Srbije ili Rat za Kosovo (kratka analiza) soc.culture.yugoslavia https://web.archive.org/web/20250514081727/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.yugoslavia/c/vWaJt5WDYn4/m/tsKCl5qrFV4J Meni se cini da je cijela jedna konferencija preselila vamo. Ajd kad nas vec ima, mogu srbima priznati tko financira NATO? Da, Micro$oft.
sh 1 March 2002 Karlo Bala Pitanje u vezi masinskog koda. yu.prog.c https://web.archive.org/web/20250514091554/https://groups.google.com/g/yu.prog.c/c/JpAYSTZjG8Q/m/tj_P7I0xPwcJ Mnogi Windows NT kreatori su ucestvovali u razvoju pomenutih operativnih sistema pre nego sto su pristupili Micro$oftu.
sh 22 January 2005 BobCat Koje sigurnonse programe koristite hr.comp https://groups.google.com/g/hr.comp/c/7RZCom8YF_A/m/xauhatJd3zIJ Covjek je jedina greska prirode, a Micro$oft je jedina greska covjeka...
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Micro$oft Micro$ofta Micro$oftu Micro$oft Micro$oftu Micro$oftu Micro$oftom
sh Microsoft Nicknames
Spanish
Proper noun
es slang derogatory Microsoft
es 2 May 1997 Pedro Godfroid Goffin Registro W95 microsoft.public.es.espanol.soporte.entre.usuarios.windows95 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514064616/https://groups.google.com/g/microsoft.public.es.espanol.soporte.entre.usuarios.windows95/c/wndEbaqlieQ/m/9GYJb_2QSicJ La registración del Windows95 no se hace a través de Internet sino del Microsoft Network (ya sabes la Internet privada de Micro$oft, que el Portales quería que sustituyera la verdadera ;-) y éste ha tenido bastante problemas utlimamente. El servicio que te da Micro$oft es muy limitado en el tiempo y, aunque son muy serviciales, sólo te resuelven los problemas cuyas soluciones de todas maneras están disponible en otras parte gratis...
es 1 August 1999 fafe...@teleline.es ¿Micro$oft chantagea? es.comp.os.ms-windows https://web.archive.org/web/20250514094355/https://groups.google.com/g/es.comp.os.ms-windows/c/uRzw4qMzcLg/m/iSG3uYtRUoEJ Según tengo entendido, Micro$oft (M$) lleva a cabo ciertas prácticas (digamos... ¿monopolistas?) con las tiendas de ordenadores.
es 2 March 2008 PINKO McHONDO Para Fortinbras / Ubuntu soc.culture.argentina https://web.archive.org/web/20250514094409/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.argentina/c/Kg5D7HFtK20/m/BIVtGS-EarYJ Micro$oft ha sido un maestro en el arte de implementar un monopolio asfixiante, de eso no cabe duda. Y los grandes cambios de ahora, como el buscador Google, tampoco vienen de Micro$oft.
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