Micro$oft

proper noun

Microsoft.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slangMicrosoft.

    Micro$oft shot themselves in the foot when they tried to take control of everybody's computer.

    2024 August 3, Vernie Montagna, “How To Install Chess Titans In Windows 10”, in allidipass (Google Groups)
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    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.

    1989, John C. Archambeau, “Minix vs. Unix/Xenix (was Re: dosread.c)”, in comp.os.minix (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^([sic]) on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs.

    2000 October 8, David Steuber, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet)

    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!

    2007, Frank Zammetti, Practical JavaScript, DOM Scripting, and Ajax Projects

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
m$microsloth

Origin

A rendering of the Microsoft name with a dollar sign, suggesting an association with profit-driven motives and capitalist ideology.

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Translations

Czech Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Danish Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Dutch Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
French Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
German Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Italian Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Norwegian Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Portuguese Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Russian Майк₽осо́фт, Микро$о́фт
  • Майк₽осо́фтMicrosoft
  • Микро$о́фтMicrosoft
Spanish Micro$oft
  • Micro$oftMicrosoft
Cite this entry
APA

Micro$oft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Micro%24oft

MLA

“Micro$oft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Micro%24oft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Micro$oft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Micro%24oft.

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