"You Just Got Microsofted"
(verb)
When a company gets so dominant and cocky that government regulators slam them with antitrust lawsuits, lawsuits, restrictions, or public humiliation — just like Microsoft in the late '90s.
(verb)
When a company gets so dominant and cocky that government regulators slam them with antitrust lawsuits, lawsuits, restrictions, or public humiliation — just like Microsoft in the late '90s.
Examples:
“Bro, Nvidia locked AI devs into CUDA again.”
→ “Oh damn… they’re about to get Microsofted.”
“Apple’s gatekeeping USB-C till the EU forced ‘em.”
→ “Classic Microsofting.”
“Bro, Nvidia locked AI devs into CUDA again.”
→ “Oh damn… they’re about to get Microsofted.”
“Apple’s gatekeeping USB-C till the EU forced ‘em.”
→ “Classic Microsofting.”
by Brokugeta May 28, 2025

by tm69 October 18, 2021

When a previously good product or service becomes worse due to corporate acquisition, poor integration, conflicting priorities, or the influence of a larger company's bureaucratic approach to product development.
"Ever since the partnership started, ChatGPT totally got microsofted - it's just not the same anymore."
by Itsanamune July 14, 2025

by Manadar June 7, 2022

bad or disgusting
by grok2 May 9, 2025

When an important person in Microsoft decides to release unimportant feature updates to their operating system and stuffs the system with bloatware. (microsofting)
by person who is ordinary June 30, 2025

Google Docs: Free,No ads,Autosave, never had a stupid mascot
Microsoft Word:GIVE US YOUR MONEY NOOOOW😫😫🤓🤓🤓😫
Microsoft Word:GIVE US YOUR MONEY NOOOOW😫😫🤓🤓🤓😫
by What’s your handle321 April 27, 2024
