On Fri, 31 Jan 2025, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:
Microsoft, or is it Micro-Soft or MICROSOFT, is a 50
yr. old trans-national
corporation. Whether it has been good or not-so-good for society is
debatable but on the financial-side its been very kind to investors(the
earliest ones anyways). Capitalism certainly owes Microsoft a good nod!
July 29, 1975
In a letter to Paul Allen, Bill Gates uses the name "Micro-soft" to refer
to their partnership. This is the earliest known written reference.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/history/history-of-microsoft-1975
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/history/