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Elon Musk’s Macrohard vs Microsoft tweet leaves Indians amused, here’s what it may imply

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On October 25, tech billionaire Elon Musk tweeted a considerably cryptic tweet during which he wrote “Macrohard >> Microsoft” whereas mocking the tech-giant Microsoft. In a follow-up Tweet, he then praised the video conferencing app by Microsoft, i.e. Teams and mentioned, “Although Teams is pretty good”. Though Elon Musk has been posting such tweets for a very long time, this specific tweet cracked up the microblogging platform, particularly from India.

Although Teams is fairly good— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2021
As it sounds just like the abuse phrase in Hindi/Punjabi, many Indians discovered it humorous as, at first look, they thought Musk used the cuss phrase. Twitter person MadBadMax wrote, “First lesson in Hindi for your firang friends be like…” He was mentioning the truth that when a foreigner tries to study Hindi from an Indian, there’s a chance that she or he could train them a cuss phrase pretending it means one thing harmless.
First lesson in Hindi in your firang pals be like .. 😆 https://t.co/u10GM6mVp1— MadBadMax (@MadBadMax3) October 25, 2021
Another Twitter person, 9_t_8, referred to as out folks with a grimy thoughts who assumed Musk wrote a cuss phrase.
Dirty minded folks 😉 https://t.co/bVtk04Yung— मोगू (@9_t_8) October 25, 2021
Twitter person Navneeth wrote with ROLF emoji that he thought Musk wrote ‘one thing else.
Fisrt learn one thing else 😂🤣 https://t.co/XvGy4qwyzI— Navneeth (@Navneethkarun1) October 25, 2021
Twitter person Gautam Dayal didn’t hesitate in telling that what he mistook the phrase ‘Macrohard’ for.
My silly ass learn it as madarch*d 😮‍💨 https://t.co/TsVNpPLlY1— Gautam Dayal (@levi_aakrimann) October 25, 2021
Fresh Founder, one other Twitter person, questioned how many individuals aside from him thought it was a cuss phrase.
Who else learn it as MC at first? 🤐 https://t.co/UCTuKREv63— Fresh Founder (@fresh_founder) October 25, 2021
But what’s Macrohard anyway?
There might be a number of references that one can see over the web the place Macrohard has been talked about. In common, it’s used as the other of the phrase Microsoft. Its utilization dates again couple of many years in the past. According to Urban Dictionary, it was added by a person in 2003 versus the phrase Microsoft.
There have been quite a few jokes based mostly on the phrase that revolves round Microsoft. For instance, a put up on Reddit described Macrohard Onfire as the other of Microsoft Office. A bully wiki board wrote a semi-detailed model of the jokes which were occurring round Microsoft that included Macrohard Doors, Macrohard Doors Ex-Pee, Macrohard Doors Servant and extra. It described Macrohard as a parody of Microsoft.
The express that means
According to Urban Dictionary, the phrase Macrohard additionally has an express that means. It might be known as ‘a large penile erection’. Interestingly, Microsoft, in city slang phrases, additionally means ‘a a flaccid penis’.
Musk’s ex-girlfriend used the tech joke every week in the past
The former girlfriend of Musk, Claire Elise Boucher, professionally referred to as Grimes, had shared two pictures on Twitter with the tech joke saying, “Why to be Microsoft when u can be Macrohard?” referring to the specific that means of the corporate’s identify.
Ex-girlfriend of Musk, Grimes made the tech joke on Twitter. Source: Twitter
The anniversary of Microsoft Windows XP
Twenty years in the past, on October 25, 2001, Microsoft launched the very well-known and long-running working system Windows XP. It is feasible that Musk may be mocking Microsoft in connection to the now-dead working system. It needs to be saved in thoughts that Musk joined fingers with Microsoft final yr. In October 2020, it was reported that Microsoft and SpaceX could be working collectively to develop cloud computing platforms into house.
Musk continues to be cryptic
Elon Musk, in subsequent tweets tweeted extra amusing issues, just like the British surreal comedy troop Monty Python skit.
Naughtius Maximus https://t.co/sad4sLZT5D— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2021

Followed by some extra cryptic tweets.
What if ur identify is Johnson & u simply occur to work at Johnson & Johnson?— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2021

However, it’s nonetheless unclear why the eccentric businessman inadvertently despatched Indians in a tizzy over Macrohard tweet.