Sure to annoy IT people but those just need a line of text while the rest of the screen is free real estate for Micro$oft! Public BSODs tend to go viral too.
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I remember back in the day before browsers had much in the way of protection, and ads could do basically whatever they wanted on your computer. I distinctly remember seeing ads back in the 2000s that would go fullscreen and emulate a BSOD, with a number to call a fake Microsoft Support.
They still do this
They can’t show things outside of your browser window, anymore, which is what those ads did
“Your computer might be fucked or whatever. Maybe do some shit about it. Brought to you by Carl’s Jr. We love you.”
Don’t forget Brawndo, it’s what computers crave.
“You seem to have no idea what this screen means. You might be interested in McAfee.”
How would you even understand what the screen means if it doesn’t tell you this anymore
