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Microsoft makes much better sense, right? Or an Apple I cant even eat.
by wil421 2y ago
Microsoft makes much better sense, right? Or an Apple I cant even eat.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y agoTbf Windows has windows in it It's not called Microsoft Ads 2020
- collingreen 2y agoMicrosoft DOES make sense though - tiny software... I dont know if gibson took it or coined it in neuromancer but it at least makes sense as a name for a thing. This isn't the same as "random noun" for a company name.
- david38 2y agoNah, it’s Microcomputer Software. Software for tiny computers. At the time, desktops were considered microcomputers compared to the workstations, mainframes, supercomputers, etc
- ThrowawayB7 2y agoMakes perfect sense if you know your history: _soft_ware for _micro_computers, because in the era where Microsoft was founded, the word "computer" was associated with room or building sized mainframes. Minicomputers were the size of a rack or two and microcomputers / home computers were ones that fit on top of a desk.
- stevekemp 2y agoAt least their old name made sense, "micro-soft" - software for microcomputers.