Stop typing M$ -- it's not as funny or clever as you think it is

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perpride said:

twesterm said:

alephnull said:
M$ was originally a reference BASIC with a double entendre. Originally in BASIC variable names could only have one letter (such as M) and since the "microsoft" is a string you would have to reference any variable by ending it with a $ (eg. M$).

You didn't get the joke and neither do most people these days, but that doesn't mean it wasn't clever.

 

You're right, I don't get that joke (and don't remember BASIC only letting me having variables with names that are one letter, but it's been years since I used BASIC) but I was referring to the people that say M$ meaning an evil money grubbing corporation.

 

 

So how would you describe MS? cause that would pretty much be the line for me.

 

And how would you describe Sony? or Nintendo? or any company that wasn't non-profit in the history of mankind?

Exactly. The point is, why is MS treated differently when all 3 companies are doing the exact same thing, trying to make money.

I don't like the M$ thing either, much like everything else that gets it's moment in the lime light, it reeks of tryhard.

But what baffles me most, when Microsoft/360 fanboys use it as well. That's when you know it is stupid, when people use it without understanding it has a negative meaning. At that point it's facepalm worthy. Actually wait, at that point it's face slap worthy.