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We might see Microsoft adding ads to BSOD (feddit.org)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They can barely show useful information on that screen, how they can show ads?

For example, the qr code is completely useless - you would expect to send the user to a page that explains the problem or even just search the error string on Bing, but no, it sends to a placeholder page that doesn't say anything useful

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

There is no profit motive in making bluescreens more useful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

That's where the innovation could happen. It could take users to a page that prompts them to download Microsoft Edge for mobile and then does nothing else