David Blomstrom's definitions

Microslug

One of many nicknames for Microsoft, this one hinting at the bureaucratic inertia and bloated code it has become famous for; generally synonymous with Microsloth.

Will Microslug release another Windows upgrade in our lifetime, or is Vista the end of the Road Ahead?

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007

Microsludge

A nickname for software programs produced by Microsoft, a key member of the Seattle Mafia and global bully.

His computer was clogged with the usual Microsludge - Windoze, M$ Office, Internet Exploder, etc.

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007

Microfuck

1. One of many nicknames for Microsoft, a famously corrupt corporation and member of the Seattle Mafia known for screwing its own customers.
2. The act of being screwed by Microsoft.

1. So how many consumers, taxpayers and children will Microfuck screw this week?
2. After his third major Microfuck in a month, he got smart and got a Mac.

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007

Microscam

1. One of many nicknames for Microsoft, a famously corrupt corporation and member of the Seattle Mafia known for screwing its own customers.
2. A scam perpetrated by Microsoft.

1. So what attack on civilization is Microscam plotting this month?
2. Bill Gates' sleazy patent war is one of his most sensational Microscams.

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007

Evil Empire

A nickname first popularized when President Ronald Reagan applied it to the Soviet Union, though it is now commonly associated with Microsoft, a key member of the Seattle Mafia which terrorizes the entire planet.

The Evil Empire of Microsoftistan is vaster than the former Soviet Union or the British empire.

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007

Beast of Redmond

One of many nicknames for Microsoft, though it can also be applied to the corporation's ethically challenged founder, Bill Gates.

Like George W. Bush, the Beast of Redmond will probably fail in its bid for world domination, if Vista is any clue.

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007

Virus Magnet

Any software program with poor security, applied especially to software produced by Microsoft.

M$ Windows has been described as a virus magnet held together with a bit of software program and made functional with occasional downloaded service packs.

by David Blomstrom October 19, 2007