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Microsoft 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

Microsoft 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 ago
Nah, it’s Microcomputer Software. Software for tiny computers. At the time, desktops were considered microcomputers compared to the workstations, mainframes, supercomputers, etc