Damn all other systems to hell for not being able to overtake Windows as the dominant OS on the market.
by Shawn E. May 3, 2003
A company that has created an operating system that'll eventually follow in the footsteps of VIKI on I, Robot. It'll first take your memory so you can't do anything without a 5 minute wait, then it'll procced to piss you off with error messages.
Person: Where has all my memory gone?
Windows XXP: I have removed it for you own safty, please remain calm.
Person: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*Bill Gates cackles away evily in his office*
Windows XXP: I have removed it for you own safty, please remain calm.
Person: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*Bill Gates cackles away evily in his office*
by Random Idiot August 23, 2005
Software company that produces the Windows series of operating systems. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and generally considered responsible for modern computing.
People like to knock their near-monopolistic control of the OS market but in truth, while at times unpleasant, its almost a necessity for widespread computing due to the way OS's work, and how software has to communicate with the OS. Those of you who dabbled with computing in the early '90s when many different computers/OS's on the market instead of just one know what I'm talking about; trying to find a particular piece of software compatible with your particular setup could be hell, and trying to code the stuff was even worse. Having a good compiler helped of course, but it had to be kept up to date on all the latest OS builds and/or you had to do all sorts of manual tweakage with the compiled code, neither of which was a particularly pleasant experience.
Aside from Windows, MS has released a number of things like DirectX to make programmers' lives easier. All in all they help more than they hurt.
People like to knock their near-monopolistic control of the OS market but in truth, while at times unpleasant, its almost a necessity for widespread computing due to the way OS's work, and how software has to communicate with the OS. Those of you who dabbled with computing in the early '90s when many different computers/OS's on the market instead of just one know what I'm talking about; trying to find a particular piece of software compatible with your particular setup could be hell, and trying to code the stuff was even worse. Having a good compiler helped of course, but it had to be kept up to date on all the latest OS builds and/or you had to do all sorts of manual tweakage with the compiled code, neither of which was a particularly pleasant experience.
Aside from Windows, MS has released a number of things like DirectX to make programmers' lives easier. All in all they help more than they hurt.
An operating system is like the lines on the road, if everyone's not using the same one bad shit starts happening.
by C++ August 16, 2005
Pure Crap. The only good thing they've ever made is probably the xbox360 which is full of bugs and crashes (it's an unfinished product)
The day microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is the day they make vacume cleaners.
The day microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is the day they make vacume cleaners.
by ivansusanin1 January 2, 2006
verb - 1. to exploit through false acclaimations and monopoly share. offering a mediocre product or service under the guise that it is exceptional.
2. to use and sell another person's ideas as one's own. to forcibly steal another person's intellectual property for personal gain.
2. to use and sell another person's ideas as one's own. to forcibly steal another person's intellectual property for personal gain.
1. "Wow, it looks like, with the help of Apple, and Bellsouth, AT&T just microsofted themselves back into big business."
2. "Josh, how could you just fucking microsoft my mid-term paper like that. I trusted you!"
2. "Josh, how could you just fucking microsoft my mid-term paper like that. I trusted you!"
by Kurt Guard June 26, 2007
a company the soul purpose of which is to create software that kills people by inducing uncontrollable rage.
person:why did you murder the entirety of your extended family Jimmy?
jimmy:because I tried to use Microsoft software today.
person:understandable, have a great day.
jimmy:because I tried to use Microsoft software today.
person:understandable, have a great day.
by babuka October 21, 2020
Bill Gates: "Wow, a small software company." *whips out gatling gun*
"Die, you sob's, I'm Bill Gates, Bitches, hahahahah!"
"Microsoft is King" *assasinates Steve Jobs*
"Die, you sob's, I'm Bill Gates, Bitches, hahahahah!"
"Microsoft is King" *assasinates Steve Jobs*
by markis January 31, 2008