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Redmondian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Redmond + -ian, from Redmond, Washington, US, where Microsoft has its headquarters.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Of or pertaining to the computing company Microsoft.
    • In essence, anyone who speaks ill of Linux in any context and under any circumstances is a Redmondian demi-demon or an infidel […] 1999 July, Network World, volume 16, number 29:
    • .NET innovation is the culmination of the "Redmondian" imagination. 2006, Yogesh Shetty, Samir Jayaswal, Practical .NET for financial markets:
    • With typical Redmondian logic, the company hid Hotmail's address-book importing feature in Outlook Express, where it's called Synchronize Now and doesn't mention Hotmail. 2003, Steve Bass, PC annoyances: how to fix the most annoying things about your personal computer:

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Synonyms

Microsoftian