Microslop

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UK/ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɒp/UK/ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌslɒp/US/ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɑp/US/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌslɑp/

proper noun

The technology company Microsoft.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. derogatoryslangThe technology company Microsoft.

    If Microslop can't be bothered, don't buy their compiler.

    1988 April 24, Henry Spencer, “Re: Anyone seen a good Amiga Pascal lately ? Why not Modula-2?”, in comp.lang.modula2 (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Mar 2026
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    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.

    1993 December, A. Fasoldt, “Key Combo Standards”, in GENIE LAMP, volume 3, number 63, page 15

    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.

    [1994 November 14, Alan Deutschman, “The soul of Microsoft's machine”, in Fortune, volume 130, number 10, page 260

    If you're using a MicroSlop based OS, well then there's not much I can do for ya.

    1998, 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, volume 15, page 9

    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.

    2003 March, Ben Swanner, “Letters”, in Network Magazine, San Francisco

    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.”

    [2005, Peter Middleton, James Sutton, Lean Software Strategies, page 374

Origin

Blend of 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 AI slop.

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Cite this entry
APA

Microslop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Microslop

MLA

“Microslop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Microslop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Microslop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Microslop.

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