I know there've been numerous jokes about Microsoft's bluescreen of death featuring ads, but has anyone stopped to think that they actually carry an Ad already?
Maybe not on home computers and laptops but they do carry an Ad for Microsoft in public displays and the like.
For instance here's me going to visit Abe about 9 days ago... I get to London Bridge trains station and one of the displays had crashed. The error displayed was something about "Microsoft PowerPoint....". Who woulda thought those displays were using PowerPoint? It's not something you walk around thinking.. "Hmm, I wonder what software they're running with these things with?"
Then sometime last week during lunch at work, I realised I didnt have money and needed to use ATM inside the office building. I get there only to find a blue screen of death stating that MS Windows 2000 had crashed. Dang!!
Who's to say MS dont intentionally make their OS and Software crash on these things on say, a bi-monthly interval? Just for Advertisements sake? Ok a bit far-fetched, but that exactly what I see when I see a "Fatal Exception" on a public display. It's saying, "Hey we're Microsoft and we could crash your train in you mess around with us"
I wonder what OS/Software combo airlines run. Do they build their own from scratch? Dont think so. If you're not sure... it's probably a MicroSoft.
Now seriously, the only thing that stops MicroSoft from featuring "third party ads" on their BSOD is because (think about it).... the thing's crashed. Two things actually; because they'll be accused of intentionally making their OS crash to make money.
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