Makes perfect sense if you know your history: _soft_ware for _micro_computers, because in the era where Microsoft was founded, the word "computer" was associate

Makes 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.