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When You Realize Why Microsoft Was Named

A meme composed of two sections: a top text panel stating 'When you realize why Bill Gates named his company "Microsoft"' and a lower image panel showing a man in a red shirt standing in front of a deli counter with various yellow-packaged meats. The humor hinges on a pun, implying 'Microsoft' is a play on 'Micro Soft' (small soft), referencing the soft deli meats displayed, thus jokingly suggesting Bill Gates named the company after small soft meats.
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When you realize why Bill Gates named his company "Microsoft"

Overview

A meme composed of two sections: a top text panel stating 'When you realize why Bill Gates named his company "Microsoft"' and a lower image panel showing a man in a red shirt standing in front of a deli counter with various yellow-packaged meats. The humor hinges on a pun, implying 'Microsoft' is a play on 'Micro Soft' (small soft), referencing the soft deli meats displayed, thus jokingly suggesting Bill Gates named the company after small soft meats.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit's Meme community, created by a user who edited a screenshot (likely from a live-action film or TV show scene set in a deli) by adding the top text to create a comedic pun about Microsoft's name origin. It is a remix of existing visual content with added text for humorous effect.

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