Summary: How Microsoft internally interprets words that it is saying to the public and to the press

Marketing help: bribe (common practice when the competition has more to offer) Apology: acceptance that denial or blame-passing is no longer feasible Open Source: some code in proprietary GitHub Privacy: a GUI slider that gives user an illusion of discreetness Telemetry: surveillance Cortana: listening device Skype: warrantless surveillance on calls (NSA PRISM) LinkedIn: surveillance on one's personal and career history Windows: malware with a bootloader Bill Gates: purveyor of the myth of Microsoft as a charitable organisation Satya Nadella: purveyor of the myth of Microsoft as a tolerant company, bossed by Bill Gates (Board) Edge: rebranded MSIE, software for extracting the list of pages Web users access OEM: middleman that forces all computer buyers to also pay for Windows Patent: purveyor of the myth of Microsoft as innovator and ammunition for lawsuits against rivals Feature: something new that helps Microsoft Bug: see "feature" above Back door: see "Windows" above Bug door: back door with excuses for it premeditated Sale: rental Free: temporarily gratis subscription Upgrade: price hike Developer: one-night stand