Can we STOP spelling Microsoft with a "$" PLEASE!!!

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martyrdrebel27

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maddawg IAJI said:
martyrdrebel27 said:
(to the poster who called me an idiot, fanboy, or employee)


i'm none of those things. but if you think that Bill Gates personally had a hand in making, programming and developing the xbox, the 360, or hell, at this point, even the piece of shit that was Vista, then you're obviously the idiot here. a company that large is an engine being moved by one man's ability to program.
You are aware that it was a joke no? You are also aware that we have a quote button that sends out a notification and unless you're watching this thread, you'll probably find out about this post through a message you will receive.

You seem to be a little snippy today if your willing to flame users based on a simple joke and find that someone typing "Micro$oft" bothering. You are aware that this was often used by PS3 and Wii users who were cut off from their game because Microsoft decided to make it a Xbox only game right? Its similar to how certain Xbox fans and PS3 fans call Wii users Wiitards.

Its from those few users who actually see the Console wars as a real thing.
i know about the quote thing, i quoted it, but through some error, probably my own, it quoted the wrong post, and that made no sense, and i just edited it instead of requoting. but thanks for pointing it out in case i didn't know.
 

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Oh, Microsoft = Micro$oft? I thought everybody was playing games on a console produced by a company pronounced "Micro-dollar-oft" but I didn't want to ask because I was afraid of seeming n00bish.

To appease all parties involved we shall refer to Microsoft as "Corporate Bastard$," Sony as "Japanese Corporate Bastard$" and Apple as "Smug Corporate Bastard$." Is this acceptable?

Oh, and Nintendo will be titled "Retro Japanese Corporate Bastard$."
 

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headshotcatcher said:
PayJ567 said:
People can do as they like. How about YOU just don't get bothered by it. You're the problem here not the people who post it as you're the one making a thread about it and unnecessarily telling people what they can and can't do.
That's like saying "Nazi Germany wasn't in the wrong, it was those stupid Allied forces for being bothered by them!"
I am banishing you to a black hole of time until you realize your mistake, young man
 

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Ahlycks said:
dude, i did not even know that this was going on.

thats what i get for going to greece fro 2 months.
What the hell is going on in your avatar?? That is so wierd. And funny.

On topic: OP, calm down. It's lame, yes, but so what?
 

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commodorejohn said:
Okay: Mi¢rosoft.
I admit, I laughed.
martyrdrebel27 said:
(to the poster who called me an idiot, fanboy, or employee)


i'm none of those things. but if you think that Bill Gates personally had a hand in making, programming and developing the xbox, the 360, or hell, at this point, even the piece of shit that was Vista, then you're obviously the idiot here. a company that large is not an engine being moved by one man's ability to program.
So you're saying the Bill Gates had nothing at all to do with Xbox or Windows.
 

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i will only stop calling it Micro$oft if we start calling the demon Activi$ion seeing as how they are more consumer unfriendly and love money more than a quality product
 

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Treeinthewoods said:
Oh, Microsoft = Micro$oft? I thought everybody was playing games on a console produced by a company pronounced "Micro-dollar-oft" but I didn't want to ask because I was afraid of seeming n00bish.

To appease all parties involved we shall refer to Microsoft as "Corporate Bastard$," Sony as "Japanese Corporate Bastard$" and Apple as "Smug Corporate Bastard$." Is this acceptable?

Oh, and Nintendo will be titled "Retro Japanese Corporate Bastard$."
Couldn't you have made a thread on "Ke$ha" instead? More fun to hate on skanks than corporations.
 

JourneyThroughHell

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Nobody says they are the greediest bastards - they're just not particularly customer-friendly.
Oh, and why do you get so bothered by a simple Internet quirk?
 

DarkOps17

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Nope, i don't recall spelling it any other way.

Did you know the "cro$" in Micro$oft means "rip-off" in French? They sure got the name right

btw go check who invented internet viruses and what does it have to do with the company.
 

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headshotcatcher said:
PayJ567 said:
People can do as they like. How about YOU just don't get bothered by it. You're the problem here not the people who post it as you're the one making a thread about it and unnecessarily telling people what they can and can't do.
That's like saying "Nazi Germany wasn't in the wrong, it was those stupid Allied forces for being bothered by them!"
How is that comparable to some one spelling a word with a dollar sign!?

I'll admit, it's pretty brave to hop on and ask an entire community to stop something that is really insignificant if you sit down and think about it.

Though considering how it's just a harmless replacement for the S, I doubt anyone is going to do it... Let the kids have their fun and if you don't like it, stay away from microsoft related threads.
 
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Well, not to be mean or anything, but M$ has had almost a monopoly for many years in the operating system/office pack business, and in all those years they have been the WORST alternative in terms of stability.
The only reasonable OS-esque thing they ever made was DOS, and it was feeble compared to bs and zsh and bash.
They may be reasonably good at compiler and virtual machine design (MSVSC and .NET respectively), and do a pretty good job at web servers, but it doesn't quit cut it when your main product is a thing EVERYBODY has heard of, MOST use and is WORSE than ALL alternatives.
 

martyrdrebel27

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JourneyThroughHell said:
Nobody says they are the greediest bastards - they're just not particularly customer-friendly.
Oh, and why do you get so bothered by a simple Internet quirk?
i dunno, maybe i'm just having a bad day, but i've been seeing this for over a year, mostly on GameFAQS and earlier i saw a post about the slim's HD cable issues and having to unneccesarily buy them, and every time it said Micro$oft. we get the joke, you don't need to do it every time, its just old and annoying at this point.

and plus the inherant hypocrisy. you want them to release better products? QUIT BUYING THEIR SHIT THEN! people just seem so intent on filling the gluttonous hole in their lives with whatever gets put out there like fucking junkies. what happened to the days of boycotting shit? grow a pair, get some self control, and say, FUCK YOU MICROSOFT, I'M SITTING THIS ONE OUT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR SHIT STRAIGHT. but nobody does it. they consume and *****. wanna open their eyes? hurt their fucking wallets, it's the only thing that makes them understand. take some of this blame for yourselves, and quit blaming the company exclusively.

but it's more likely that i'm just having a bad day and got annoyed.
 

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Isn't apple richer (and more evil)? And Sony's pretty god damn evil, just look at the PS3 o.0 scary :p .
 

2012 Wont Happen

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I've only seen that spelling of Microsoft one or two times.

Seems a bit immature to me, although I do like the spelling "Faux News", so bit of a double standard I guess.

I tend to dislike Microsoft, but not so much specifically as in a more general sense that I dislike capitalism. Sense we are in a capitalist system I'll use their products, but I would rather the system be different altogehter.

As for the spelling- I will not be spelling it with a $. If other people do, well, let 'em.
 

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martyrdrebel27 said:
(to the poster who called me an idiot, fanboy, or employee)


i'm none of those things. but if you think that Bill Gates personally had a hand in making, programming and developing the xbox, the 360, or hell, at this point, even the piece of shit that was Vista, then you're obviously the idiot here. a company that large is not an engine being moved by one man's ability to program.
You definitly are an idiot, and a fanboy, and maybe an employee, who knows. Bill Gates is IN CHARGE. That means that he is the boss. The team working for him are nothing more than tools to do the job. Whatever he says they should do, they do, but it's still Bill Gates' idea. Also, if he had no influence in the qaulity of his products, why is Windows 7, who has been made when Bill Gates stopped, better than Vista, who was still under the supervision of Gates?

You should read some history about this kind of thing before you make random arguments and random statements.
 

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Woodsey said:

Why do you even care?
Whateva, whateva! I do what I want!

Sorry, I just love that episode.

OT: I don't really mind it. But then, I don't let things like this bother me. I think I'm a happier person for it.
 

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headshotcatcher said:
PayJ567 said:
People can do as they like. How about YOU just don't get bothered by it. You're the problem here not the people who post it as you're the one making a thread about it and unnecessarily telling people what they can and can't do.
That's like saying "Nazi Germany wasn't in the wrong, it was those stupid Allied forces for being bothered by them!"
...Except Nazi germany was A) really evil and all that and B) actively hurting other people. People who spell it Micro$oft are A) engaging in a very, VERY trivial attack and B) not doing anything that harms anyone else.

False analogy much?