"M$" is Shut Down.

[oldaccount1 3]

There are at least two dozen posts with Neowinians unhappy with others continuously writing "M$" instead of "MS", "Microsoft" or "msft". So this is the definitive M$ is Shut Down thread, declaring that it's no longer cool or funny to add a dollar sign to MS just because you've run out of the previous middle school "lolz" and "omigosh!!1111" diction.

Agree?

[Venir 0]

Amen, brother.

[Rowain 0]

Does it matter? You know what it means so what's the problem?

[myNando 9]

If you can, put a "no" on your poll. LOL

I don't really mind looking at M$ but I don't do it cos I'm not that cool...lol

[Simon 177]

While I agree, it also isn't cool not to give alternative options. I only use M$ when I'm angry at them.

[DJLunacy 14]

I would have added the options no and who cares to the poll.

But yeah i really don't have an opinion people will do it anyways.

[Justin- 0]

LoLz, I agree. :p

In all seriousness, I always thought it was a lame attempt by *nix and Apple folks to try to to look cool (either that or them trying to speak "leet").

[Venir 0]

Does it matter? You know what it means so what's the problem?

It gets old. Really quick.

[The Laughing Man 442]

Cry much?

[pixelpixel 48]

Dam M$ is so shorter than Microsoft or is that microsoft?.

[Valerus 1]

Agree?

[myNando 9]

It gets old. Really quick.

But you know what gets pretty old fast too (to me, anyways)? "w00t, lolz, oh noes, omgwtf!!1111oneone, 1337/leet/l33t/others.." etc.

LOLZ!

[The Laughing Man 442]

But you know what gets pretty old fast too (to me, anyways)? "w00t, lolz, oh noes, omgwtf!!1111, 1337/leet/l33t/others.." etc.

LOLZ!

pwnt! lollerskatez!!!!1111seven

[Simon 177]

Oh noes is always good, but I agree to the other things.

[jwjw1 93]

well,one can only hope that these adolescents will become adults someday....very doubtful..but even immaturity is allowed hope.

[Tech_Dude_5000 0]

I agree with the ones that say it gets old real quick.

[Napalm Frog 13]

How about in retaliation we start a ?inux campaign?

[Colin-uk 134]

id tend to agree, it also annoys me the way i think its theregister or some other crappy news site that calls Microsoft, "the vole" or something stupid like that...wtf...

[myNando 9]

pwnt! lollerskatez!!!!1111seven

Haha!

We should come up with new things like that just for Neowin...a slang...a "Neoslang" if you will.

Okay, here's my first attempt at a Neoslang:

|}{| = A symbol for "I'd hit it!"

hehe

[macro 0]

I agree with you but the people that use that are just gonna do it even more when people complain about it, best thing is to ignore it and spell it right yourself. Let people appear as intelligent as they make themselves when they spell.

[*John* 0]

Although I couldnt give a toss how people indicate Microsoft on the web, this thread lost all credability when you decided to allow only one answer to your poll question.......

[fishrman 0]

Gee, with only one option on that poll, it'd be hard to understand where you could err...

^^ Bah, he beat me to it :p

[ahhell 1,303]

Awesome poll.

LOL

[Venir 0]

Although I couldnt give a toss how people indicate Microsoft on the web, this thread lost all credability when you decided to allow only one answer to your poll question.......

Somebody needs a sense of humor!

[grimman 9]

M$ is a statement. MS is an acronym. OP is daft.