Quote - "Micro$oft" is probably the earliest form of nerd hate.  It's a sickness that infected a lot of CP/M users.  I was never a fan of CP/M or PC-DOS.  But I didn't hate Bill Gates about it.

It had nothing to do with "nerd hate".  The use of the dollar sign signified that anything micro$oft made was 3 or 4 times more money than the equivalent by anyone else.  And the fact that with any other software, you got support.  From micro$oft, you get limited support, once or twice, then break out your CC because they're going to hit you every time you call.  Oh, yeah.  Try to find a number for the support.  That's a secret now.

The "I" in Doric is Silent.