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Mycroft? Sounds like they were trying to make their company name sound/look extremely close to Microsoft...

• louissan 4y ago
  or Sherlock's brother?
• DFHippie 4y ago
  I think it's an allusion to Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes's smarter brother.
• synesthesiam 4y ago
  It's a reference to the sentient computer from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress
  • dsr_ 4y ago
    which is itself a reference to Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother.
• deleted 4y ago
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