Windross

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English

Etymology 1

Blend of Windows +‎ dross, suggesting an inferior product.

Proper noun

Windross

  1. (computing, slang, derogatory) Microsoft Windows.
    • 1998 June 10, Martin Birchall, “Sad”, in comp.sys.acorn.misc‎ (Usenet):
      Like Danny, I made the difficult decision to take a close look at Windross at Xmas96. The OS is a monster it's true; but IMHO it also brings alternative ways of achieving your objectives which are, as I have tried to show, not available in the Acorn environment. Recent threads on Acorn v Windross in schools don't seem to focus on this?
    • 2003 January 4, David, “Comments about Windross OS”, in comp.sys.acorn.misc‎ (Usenet):
      The Windross user experience is awful. I migrated to the Mac, and while it's amazing to have inDesign, XPress, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc. right there, Mac OS 8/9's GUI was nothing on RISC OS and it's difficult to describe in any meaningful way Mac OS X's GUI is better than Windows - especially as the responsiveness remains poor.
    • 2012 November 17, Sinister Midget, “Windwoes Dimwittery”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy‎ (Usenet):
      I copy the file to a plain Jane Lexar thumb drive, then move the drive to Windoze. Windross does it's usual popup game: "Yay! Look at me! I found something! Yay! It's a USB device! Yay! I'm setting it up now! Yay! Look at me!!"
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Windross

  1. A surname from ?
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