2006-11-17 16:57:25 · 4 answers · asked by simonetta b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Originally Microsoft was spelled Micro-soft
Paul Allen joins MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) in 1975 as Director of Software. , and Gates follows him later in 1975 to form an informal partnership called Micro-soft, complete with hyphen.
So it's likely they just put Micro, and tacked on "Soft" for software after that, and decided that'll be the company name.
2006-11-17 17:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long story short, Gates and some other guys wrote code (software) for what were considered micro computers at the time hence Microsoft.
2006-11-17 17:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by gorjatech 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Micro means looking at the tiniest of tiner parts. For doing this, one has to be soft.
2006-11-17 17:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Kumar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From soft and micro and reverse placing them!
2006-11-17 17:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋