[Just for laughs] After decades of terrifying users and halting productivity with its signature electric blue hue, Microsoft has officially retired the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) in favor of a sleek new black version—promptly triggering widespread grief among IT pros, vintage error collectors, and Reddit sysadmin forums.
According to internal sources, other colors were briefly considered, including “Anxiety Apricot,” “Disappointment Gray,” and “Crimson Panic,” before Microsoft settled on the dignified black, citing its “formal funereal energy.”
Blue Screen support groups have already formed nationwide offering tissues, group hugs, and nostalgic crash sound effects to anyone who still dreams in hex codes.
“I just can’t Ctrl-Alt-Delete my feelings,” said one tearful IT veteran.
A candlelight vigil is scheduled, pending a system reboot.
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